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Gender inequality index — Denmark

Gender inequality index in Denmark in 2023 — 0.003 index. Ranked 1 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 97%.

2023 0.003 index −25% vs 2022
World rank 1of 172
Period maximum 0.099 index1990
Period minimum 0.003 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Denmark, 1990–202300.0250.050.0750.11990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.099 index1991: 0.097 index1992: 0.097 index1993: 0.094 index1994: 0.095 index1995: 0.094 index1996: 0.086 index1997: 0.088 index1998: 0.078 index1999: 0.077 index2000: 0.074 index2001: 0.07 index2002: 0.061 index2003: 0.057 index2004: 0.054 index2005: 0.054 index2006: 0.055 index2007: 0.053 index2008: 0.054 index2009: 0.05 index2010: 0.048 index2011: 0.043 index2012: 0.041 index2013: 0.039 index2014: 0.035 index2015: 0.034 index2016: 0.033 index2017: 0.027 index2018: 0.021 index2019: 0.016 index2020: 0.01 index2021: 0.008 index2022: 0.004 index2023: 0.003 index
Change over the period: −0.096 (−96.97%) Average annual rate: -10.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 0.003 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.003 −0.001 −25%
2022 0.004 −0.004 −50%
2021 0.008 −0.002 −20%
2020 0.01 −0.006 −37.5%
2019 0.016 −0.005 −23.81%
2018 0.021 −0.006 −22.22%
2017 0.027 −0.006 −18.18%
2016 0.033 −0.001 −2.94%
2015 0.034 −0.001 −2.86%
2014 0.035 −0.004 −10.26%
2013 0.039 −0.002 −4.88%
2012 0.041 −0.002 −4.65%
2011 0.043 −0.005 −10.42%
2010 0.048 −0.002 −4%
2009 0.05 −0.004 −7.41%
2008 0.054 +0.001 +1.89%
2007 0.053 −0.002 −3.64%
2006 0.055 +0.001 +1.85%
2005 0.054 +0 +0%
2004 0.054 −0.003 −5.26%
2003 0.057 −0.004 −6.56%
2002 0.061 −0.009 −12.86%
2001 0.07 −0.004 −5.41%
2000 0.074 −0.003 −3.9%
1999 0.077 −0.001 −1.28%
1998 0.078 −0.01 −11.36%
1997 0.088 +0.002 +2.33%
1996 0.086 −0.008 −8.51%
1995 0.094 −0.001 −1.05%
1994 0.095 +0.001 +1.06%
1993 0.094 −0.003 −3.09%
1992 0.097 +0 +0%
1991 0.097 −0.002 −2.02%
1990 0.099 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
Full table for all countries

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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