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Gender inequality index — G20

Gender inequality index in the G20 in 2023 — 0.252 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 50.3%.

2023 0.252 index −3.63% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.508 index1990
Period minimum 0.252 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — G20, 1990–20230.20.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.508 index1991: 0.506 index1992: 0.505 index1993: 0.506 index1994: 0.505 index1995: 0.504 index1996: 0.5 index1997: 0.495 index1998: 0.397 index1999: 0.399 index2000: 0.398 index2001: 0.388 index2002: 0.386 index2003: 0.381 index2004: 0.376 index2005: 0.373 index2006: 0.372 index2007: 0.367 index2008: 0.371 index2009: 0.363 index2010: 0.356 index2011: 0.356 index2012: 0.35 index2013: 0.341 index2014: 0.331 index2015: 0.317 index2016: 0.309 index2017: 0.303 index2018: 0.293 index2019: 0.283 index2020: 0.275 index2021: 0.269 index2022: 0.262 index2023: 0.252 index
Change over the period: −0.256 (−50.35%) Average annual rate: -2.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 0.252 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.252 −0.01 −3.63%
2022 0.262 −0.007 −2.73%
2021 0.269 −0.005 −1.96%
2020 0.275 −0.009 −3.09%
2019 0.283 −0.01 −3.39%
2018 0.293 −0.01 −3.32%
2017 0.303 −0.005 −1.68%
2016 0.309 −0.009 −2.69%
2015 0.317 −0.014 −4.25%
2014 0.331 −0.01 −2.9%
2013 0.341 −0.009 −2.64%
2012 0.35 −0.005 −1.54%
2011 0.356 −0 −0.11%
2010 0.356 −0.007 −1.89%
2009 0.363 −0.008 −2.05%
2008 0.371 +0.004 +0.97%
2007 0.367 −0.005 −1.4%
2006 0.372 −0.001 −0.24%
2005 0.373 −0.003 −0.8%
2004 0.376 −0.005 −1.31%
2003 0.381 −0.005 −1.19%
2002 0.386 −0.002 −0.55%
2001 0.388 −0.01 −2.46%
2000 0.398 −0.002 −0.45%
1999 0.399 +0.003 +0.69%
1998 0.397 −0.099 −19.92%
1997 0.495 −0.005 −0.9%
1996 0.5 −0.004 −0.73%
1995 0.504 −0.001 −0.25%
1994 0.505 −0.001 −0.17%
1993 0.506 +0.001 +0.12%
1992 0.505 −0.001 −0.28%
1991 0.506 −0.002 −0.36%
1990 0.508 — —

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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