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Gender inequality index — Estonia

Gender inequality index in Estonia in 2023 — 0.061 index. Ranked 23 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 84.3%.

2023 0.061 index −14.08% vs 2022
World rank 23of 172
Period maximum 0.388 index1990
Period minimum 0.061 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Estonia, 1990–202300.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.388 index1991: 0.381 index1992: 0.383 index1993: 0.369 index1994: 0.371 index1995: 0.356 index1996: 0.346 index1997: 0.326 index1998: 0.325 index1999: 0.279 index2000: 0.267 index2001: 0.253 index2002: 0.243 index2003: 0.228 index2004: 0.212 index2005: 0.2 index2006: 0.191 index2007: 0.195 index2008: 0.184 index2009: 0.171 index2010: 0.159 index2011: 0.159 index2012: 0.152 index2013: 0.152 index2014: 0.156 index2015: 0.128 index2016: 0.119 index2017: 0.105 index2018: 0.101 index2019: 0.089 index2020: 0.083 index2021: 0.081 index2022: 0.071 index2023: 0.061 index
Change over the period: −0.327 (−84.28%) Average annual rate: -5.45 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 0.061 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 — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.061 −0.01 −14.08%
2022 0.071 −0.01 −12.35%
2021 0.081 −0.002 −2.41%
2020 0.083 −0.006 −6.74%
2019 0.089 −0.012 −11.88%
2018 0.101 −0.004 −3.81%
2017 0.105 −0.014 −11.76%
2016 0.119 −0.009 −7.03%
2015 0.128 −0.028 −17.95%
2014 0.156 +0.004 +2.63%
2013 0.152 +0 +0%
2012 0.152 −0.007 −4.4%
2011 0.159 +0 +0%
2010 0.159 −0.012 −7.02%
2009 0.171 −0.013 −7.07%
2008 0.184 −0.011 −5.64%
2007 0.195 +0.004 +2.09%
2006 0.191 −0.009 −4.5%
2005 0.2 −0.012 −5.66%
2004 0.212 −0.016 −7.02%
2003 0.228 −0.015 −6.17%
2002 0.243 −0.01 −3.95%
2001 0.253 −0.014 −5.24%
2000 0.267 −0.012 −4.3%
1999 0.279 −0.046 −14.15%
1998 0.325 −0.001 −0.31%
1997 0.326 −0.02 −5.78%
1996 0.346 −0.01 −2.81%
1995 0.356 −0.015 −4.04%
1994 0.371 +0.002 +0.54%
1993 0.369 −0.014 −3.66%
1992 0.383 +0.002 +0.52%
1991 0.381 −0.007 −1.8%
1990 0.388 — —

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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