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Gender inequality index — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gender inequality index in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.604 index. Ranked 162 in the world out of 172. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 6.2%.

2023 0.604 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 162of 172
Period maximum 0.658 index2006
Period minimum 0.604 index2022

Trend over time

2005–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2005–20230.60.620.640.6620052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.644 index2006: 0.658 index2007: 0.656 index2008: 0.655 index2009: 0.653 index2010: 0.653 index2011: 0.651 index2012: 0.649 index2013: 0.652 index2014: 0.64 index2015: 0.645 index2016: 0.64 index2017: 0.641 index2018: 0.638 index2019: 0.618 index2020: 0.609 index2021: 0.607 index2022: 0.604 index2023: 0.604 index
Change over the period: −0.04 (−6.21%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.604 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Middle Africa computed 0.585 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.604 +0 +0%
2022 0.604 −0.003 −0.49%
2021 0.607 −0.002 −0.33%
2020 0.609 −0.009 −1.46%
2019 0.618 −0.02 −3.13%
2018 0.638 −0.003 −0.47%
2017 0.641 +0.001 +0.16%
2016 0.64 −0.005 −0.78%
2015 0.645 +0.005 +0.78%
2014 0.64 −0.012 −1.84%
2013 0.652 +0.003 +0.46%
2012 0.649 −0.002 −0.31%
2011 0.651 −0.002 −0.31%
2010 0.653 +0 +0%
2009 0.653 −0.002 −0.31%
2008 0.655 −0.001 −0.15%
2007 0.656 −0.002 −0.3%
2006 0.658 +0.014 +2.17%
2005 0.644 — —

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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