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Gender inequality index — Ecuador

Gender inequality index in Ecuador in 2023 — 0.358 index. Ranked 88 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 44.8%.

2023 0.358 index −1.65% vs 2022
World rank 88of 172
Period maximum 0.648 index1990
Period minimum 0.358 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Ecuador, 1990–20230.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.648 index1991: 0.64 index1992: 0.629 index1993: 0.617 index1994: 0.607 index1995: 0.599 index1996: 0.592 index1997: 0.59 index1998: 0.498 index1999: 0.499 index2000: 0.511 index2001: 0.498 index2002: 0.494 index2003: 0.486 index2004: 0.478 index2005: 0.477 index2006: 0.452 index2007: 0.451 index2008: 0.452 index2009: 0.439 index2010: 0.431 index2011: 0.429 index2012: 0.424 index2013: 0.408 index2014: 0.396 index2015: 0.391 index2016: 0.386 index2017: 0.389 index2018: 0.391 index2019: 0.388 index2020: 0.373 index2021: 0.366 index2022: 0.364 index2023: 0.358 index
Change over the period: −0.29 (−44.75%) Average annual rate: -1.78 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 0.358 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 — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.358 −0.006 −1.65%
2022 0.364 −0.002 −0.55%
2021 0.366 −0.007 −1.88%
2020 0.373 −0.015 −3.87%
2019 0.388 −0.003 −0.77%
2018 0.391 +0.002 +0.51%
2017 0.389 +0.003 +0.78%
2016 0.386 −0.005 −1.28%
2015 0.391 −0.005 −1.26%
2014 0.396 −0.012 −2.94%
2013 0.408 −0.016 −3.77%
2012 0.424 −0.005 −1.17%
2011 0.429 −0.002 −0.46%
2010 0.431 −0.008 −1.82%
2009 0.439 −0.013 −2.88%
2008 0.452 +0.001 +0.22%
2007 0.451 −0.001 −0.22%
2006 0.452 −0.025 −5.24%
2005 0.477 −0.001 −0.21%
2004 0.478 −0.008 −1.65%
2003 0.486 −0.008 −1.62%
2002 0.494 −0.004 −0.8%
2001 0.498 −0.013 −2.54%
2000 0.511 +0.012 +2.4%
1999 0.499 +0.001 +0.2%
1998 0.498 −0.092 −15.59%
1997 0.59 −0.002 −0.34%
1996 0.592 −0.007 −1.17%
1995 0.599 −0.008 −1.32%
1994 0.607 −0.01 −1.62%
1993 0.617 −0.012 −1.91%
1992 0.629 −0.011 −1.72%
1991 0.64 −0.008 −1.23%
1990 0.648 — —

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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