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Gender inequality index — Cameroon

Gender inequality index in Cameroon in 2023 — 0.558 index. Ranked 148 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 19.6%.

2023 0.558 index −0.71% vs 2022
World rank 148of 172
Period maximum 0.694 index1995
Period minimum 0.558 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Cameroon, 1995–20230.550.60.650.719951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.694 index1996: 0.693 index1997: 0.69 index1998: 0.687 index1999: 0.684 index2000: 0.681 index2001: 0.678 index2002: 0.655 index2003: 0.65 index2004: 0.647 index2005: 0.647 index2006: 0.644 index2007: 0.62 index2008: 0.62 index2009: 0.62 index2010: 0.62 index2011: 0.62 index2012: 0.614 index2013: 0.579 index2014: 0.577 index2015: 0.573 index2016: 0.572 index2017: 0.573 index2018: 0.566 index2019: 0.567 index2020: 0.563 index2021: 0.562 index2022: 0.562 index2023: 0.558 index
Change over the period: −0.136 (−19.6%) Average annual rate: -0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 0.558 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Middle Africa computed 0.585 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.558 −0.004 −0.71%
2022 0.562 +0 +0%
2021 0.562 −0.001 −0.18%
2020 0.563 −0.004 −0.71%
2019 0.567 +0.001 +0.18%
2018 0.566 −0.007 −1.22%
2017 0.573 +0.001 +0.17%
2016 0.572 −0.001 −0.17%
2015 0.573 −0.004 −0.69%
2014 0.577 −0.002 −0.35%
2013 0.579 −0.035 −5.7%
2012 0.614 −0.006 −0.97%
2011 0.62 +0 +0%
2010 0.62 +0 +0%
2009 0.62 +0 +0%
2008 0.62 +0 +0%
2007 0.62 −0.024 −3.73%
2006 0.644 −0.003 −0.46%
2005 0.647 +0 +0%
2004 0.647 −0.003 −0.46%
2003 0.65 −0.005 −0.76%
2002 0.655 −0.023 −3.39%
2001 0.678 −0.003 −0.44%
2000 0.681 −0.003 −0.44%
1999 0.684 −0.003 −0.44%
1998 0.687 −0.003 −0.43%
1997 0.69 −0.003 −0.43%
1996 0.693 −0.001 −0.14%
1995 0.694 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.492 GA Gabon 0.505 AO Angola 0.515 CM Cameroon 0.558 CG Republic of the Congo 0.565 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.604 TD Chad 0.67
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About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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