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Gender inequality index — Colombia

Gender inequality index in Colombia in 2023 — 0.393 index. Ranked 98 in the world out of 172. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 21.7%.

2023 0.393 index −0.51% vs 2022
World rank 98of 172
Period maximum 0.502 index2002
Period minimum 0.393 index2023

Trend over time

2002–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Colombia, 2002–20230.350.40.450.50.55200220052008201120142017202020232002: 0.502 index2003: 0.491 index2004: 0.489 index2005: 0.488 index2006: 0.494 index2007: 0.495 index2008: 0.485 index2009: 0.478 index2010: 0.454 index2011: 0.453 index2012: 0.452 index2013: 0.449 index2014: 0.422 index2015: 0.417 index2016: 0.414 index2017: 0.417 index2018: 0.41 index2019: 0.411 index2020: 0.421 index2021: 0.42 index2022: 0.395 index2023: 0.393 index
Change over the period: −0.109 (−21.71%) Average annual rate: -1.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Colombia 0.393 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
South America computed 0.367 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.393 −0.002 −0.51%
2022 0.395 −0.025 −5.95%
2021 0.42 −0.001 −0.24%
2020 0.421 +0.01 +2.43%
2019 0.411 +0.001 +0.24%
2018 0.41 −0.007 −1.68%
2017 0.417 +0.003 +0.72%
2016 0.414 −0.003 −0.72%
2015 0.417 −0.005 −1.18%
2014 0.422 −0.027 −6.01%
2013 0.449 −0.003 −0.66%
2012 0.452 −0.001 −0.22%
2011 0.453 −0.001 −0.22%
2010 0.454 −0.024 −5.02%
2009 0.478 −0.007 −1.44%
2008 0.485 −0.01 −2.02%
2007 0.495 +0.001 +0.2%
2006 0.494 +0.006 +1.23%
2005 0.488 −0.001 −0.2%
2004 0.489 −0.002 −0.41%
2003 0.491 −0.011 −2.19%
2002 0.502 — —

South America, 2023

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

CL Chile 0.102 UY Uruguay 0.218 AR Argentina 0.264 PE Peru 0.34 EC Ecuador 0.358 BR Brazil 0.39 SR Suriname 0.391 CO Colombia 0.393 PY Paraguay 0.412 BO Bolivia 0.419 GY Guyana 0.427 VE Venezuela 0.512
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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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