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Gender inequality index — Gabon

Gender inequality index in Gabon in 2023 — 0.505 index. Ranked 135 in the world out of 172. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 14.8%.

2023 0.505 index −3.26% vs 2022
World rank 135of 172
Period maximum 0.593 index1993
Period minimum 0.505 index2023

Trend over time

1993–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Gabon, 1993–20230.50.5250.550.5750.6199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 0.593 index1994: 0.588 index1995: 0.586 index1996: 0.584 index1997: 0.581 index1998: 0.579 index1999: 0.575 index2000: 0.557 index2001: 0.553 index2002: 0.55 index2003: 0.545 index2004: 0.541 index2005: 0.543 index2006: 0.537 index2007: 0.53 index2008: 0.526 index2009: 0.526 index2010: 0.523 index2011: 0.525 index2012: 0.519 index2013: 0.524 index2014: 0.533 index2015: 0.53 index2016: 0.531 index2017: 0.528 index2018: 0.531 index2019: 0.527 index2020: 0.531 index2021: 0.523 index2022: 0.522 index2023: 0.505 index
Change over the period: −0.088 (−14.84%) Average annual rate: -0.53 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gabon 0.505 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Middle Africa computed 0.585 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.505 −0.017 −3.26%
2022 0.522 −0.001 −0.19%
2021 0.523 −0.008 −1.51%
2020 0.531 +0.004 +0.76%
2019 0.527 −0.004 −0.75%
2018 0.531 +0.003 +0.57%
2017 0.528 −0.003 −0.56%
2016 0.531 +0.001 +0.19%
2015 0.53 −0.003 −0.56%
2014 0.533 +0.009 +1.72%
2013 0.524 +0.005 +0.96%
2012 0.519 −0.006 −1.14%
2011 0.525 +0.002 +0.38%
2010 0.523 −0.003 −0.57%
2009 0.526 +0 +0%
2008 0.526 −0.004 −0.75%
2007 0.53 −0.007 −1.3%
2006 0.537 −0.006 −1.1%
2005 0.543 +0.002 +0.37%
2004 0.541 −0.004 −0.73%
2003 0.545 −0.005 −0.91%
2002 0.55 −0.003 −0.54%
2001 0.553 −0.004 −0.72%
2000 0.557 −0.018 −3.13%
1999 0.575 −0.004 −0.69%
1998 0.579 −0.002 −0.34%
1997 0.581 −0.003 −0.51%
1996 0.584 −0.002 −0.34%
1995 0.586 −0.002 −0.34%
1994 0.588 −0.005 −0.84%
1993 0.593 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.492 GA Gabon 0.505 AO Angola 0.515 CM Cameroon 0.558 CG Republic of the Congo 0.565 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.604 TD Chad 0.67
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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