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Gender inequality index — Europe & Central Asia

Gender inequality index in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 0.12 index. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 59.5%.

2023 0.12 index −2.48% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.295 index1995
Period minimum 0.12 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Europe & Central Asia, 1995–20230.10.150.20.250.319951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.295 index1996: 0.289 index1997: 0.281 index1998: 0.276 index1999: 0.268 index2000: 0.27 index2001: 0.26 index2002: 0.255 index2003: 0.248 index2004: 0.236 index2005: 0.235 index2006: 0.229 index2007: 0.212 index2008: 0.208 index2009: 0.206 index2010: 0.201 index2011: 0.19 index2012: 0.182 index2013: 0.173 index2014: 0.169 index2015: 0.162 index2016: 0.157 index2017: 0.147 index2018: 0.14 index2019: 0.133 index2020: 0.132 index2021: 0.128 index2022: 0.123 index2023: 0.12 index
Change over the period: −0.176 (−59.48%) Average annual rate: -3.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 0.12 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.12 −0.003 −2.48%
2022 0.123 −0.005 −3.78%
2021 0.128 −0.005 −3.67%
2020 0.132 −0.001 −0.62%
2019 0.133 −0.006 −4.6%
2018 0.14 −0.008 −5.12%
2017 0.147 −0.01 −6.47%
2016 0.157 −0.004 −2.77%
2015 0.162 −0.007 −4.01%
2014 0.169 −0.004 −2.4%
2013 0.173 −0.009 −4.95%
2012 0.182 −0.008 −4.34%
2011 0.19 −0.011 −5.3%
2010 0.201 −0.005 −2.36%
2009 0.206 −0.003 −1.35%
2008 0.208 −0.004 −1.68%
2007 0.212 −0.017 −7.32%
2006 0.229 −0.007 −2.86%
2005 0.235 −0.001 −0.43%
2004 0.236 −0.012 −4.87%
2003 0.248 −0.006 −2.4%
2002 0.255 −0.005 −2.01%
2001 0.26 −0.01 −3.82%
2000 0.27 +0.003 +0.95%
1999 0.268 −0.009 −3.22%
1998 0.276 −0.005 −1.64%
1997 0.281 −0.008 −2.8%
1996 0.289 −0.006 −2.12%
1995 0.295 — —

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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