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Gender inequality index — Finland

Gender inequality index in Finland in 2023 — 0.021 index. Ranked 6 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 80.2%.

2023 0.021 index −8.7% vs 2022
World rank 6of 172
Period maximum 0.106 index1990
Period minimum 0.021 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Finland, 1990–202300.050.10.151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.106 index1991: 0.103 index1992: 0.099 index1993: 0.094 index1994: 0.093 index1995: 0.095 index1996: 0.1 index1997: 0.091 index1998: 0.089 index1999: 0.085 index2000: 0.088 index2001: 0.092 index2002: 0.095 index2003: 0.091 index2004: 0.09 index2005: 0.086 index2006: 0.081 index2007: 0.074 index2008: 0.073 index2009: 0.073 index2010: 0.073 index2011: 0.067 index2012: 0.065 index2013: 0.064 index2014: 0.062 index2015: 0.056 index2016: 0.05 index2017: 0.044 index2018: 0.038 index2019: 0.031 index2020: 0.03 index2021: 0.029 index2022: 0.023 index2023: 0.021 index
Change over the period: −0.085 (−80.19%) Average annual rate: -4.79 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Finland 0.021 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 — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.021 −0.002 −8.7%
2022 0.023 −0.006 −20.69%
2021 0.029 −0.001 −3.33%
2020 0.03 −0.001 −3.23%
2019 0.031 −0.007 −18.42%
2018 0.038 −0.006 −13.64%
2017 0.044 −0.006 −12%
2016 0.05 −0.006 −10.71%
2015 0.056 −0.006 −9.68%
2014 0.062 −0.002 −3.13%
2013 0.064 −0.001 −1.54%
2012 0.065 −0.002 −2.99%
2011 0.067 −0.006 −8.22%
2010 0.073 +0 +0%
2009 0.073 +0 +0%
2008 0.073 −0.001 −1.35%
2007 0.074 −0.007 −8.64%
2006 0.081 −0.005 −5.81%
2005 0.086 −0.004 −4.44%
2004 0.09 −0.001 −1.1%
2003 0.091 −0.004 −4.21%
2002 0.095 +0.003 +3.26%
2001 0.092 +0.004 +4.55%
2000 0.088 +0.003 +3.53%
1999 0.085 −0.004 −4.49%
1998 0.089 −0.002 −2.2%
1997 0.091 −0.009 −9%
1996 0.1 +0.005 +5.26%
1995 0.095 +0.002 +2.15%
1994 0.093 −0.001 −1.06%
1993 0.094 −0.005 −5.05%
1992 0.099 −0.004 −3.88%
1991 0.103 −0.003 −2.83%
1990 0.106 — —

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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