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Gender inequality index — China

Gender inequality index in China in 2023 — 0.132 index. Ranked 41 in the world out of 172. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 36.2%.

2023 0.132 index −4.35% vs 2022
World rank 41of 172
Period maximum 0.232 index2011
Period minimum 0.132 index2023

Trend over time

1998–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — China, 1998–20230.1250.150.1750.20.2250.251998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.207 index1999: 0.228 index2000: 0.224 index2001: 0.215 index2002: 0.213 index2003: 0.205 index2004: 0.204 index2005: 0.21 index2006: 0.223 index2007: 0.221 index2008: 0.23 index2009: 0.227 index2010: 0.226 index2011: 0.232 index2012: 0.227 index2013: 0.217 index2014: 0.21 index2015: 0.202 index2016: 0.192 index2017: 0.181 index2018: 0.163 index2019: 0.159 index2020: 0.154 index2021: 0.145 index2022: 0.138 index2023: 0.132 index
Change over the period: −0.075 (−36.23%) Average annual rate: -1.78 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 0.132 index
World 0.455 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.132 −0.006 −4.35%
2022 0.138 −0.007 −4.83%
2021 0.145 −0.009 −5.84%
2020 0.154 −0.005 −3.14%
2019 0.159 −0.004 −2.45%
2018 0.163 −0.018 −9.94%
2017 0.181 −0.011 −5.73%
2016 0.192 −0.01 −4.95%
2015 0.202 −0.008 −3.81%
2014 0.21 −0.007 −3.23%
2013 0.217 −0.01 −4.41%
2012 0.227 −0.005 −2.16%
2011 0.232 +0.006 +2.65%
2010 0.226 −0.001 −0.44%
2009 0.227 −0.003 −1.3%
2008 0.23 +0.009 +4.07%
2007 0.221 −0.002 −0.9%
2006 0.223 +0.013 +6.19%
2005 0.21 +0.006 +2.94%
2004 0.204 −0.001 −0.49%
2003 0.205 −0.008 −3.76%
2002 0.213 −0.002 −0.93%
2001 0.215 −0.009 −4.02%
2000 0.224 −0.004 −1.75%
1999 0.228 +0.021 +10.14%
1998 0.207 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KR South Korea 0.038 JP Japan 0.059 CN China 0.132 MN Mongolia 0.284
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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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