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Gender inequality index — Ghana

Gender inequality index in Ghana in 2023 — 0.514 index. Ranked 138 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.9%.

2023 0.514 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 138of 172
Period maximum 0.65 index1990
Period minimum 0.514 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Ghana, 1990–20230.50.550.60.651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.65 index1991: 0.647 index1992: 0.638 index1993: 0.636 index1994: 0.632 index1995: 0.629 index1996: 0.62 index1997: 0.617 index1998: 0.612 index1999: 0.606 index2000: 0.606 index2001: 0.601 index2002: 0.595 index2003: 0.59 index2004: 0.578 index2005: 0.572 index2006: 0.568 index2007: 0.566 index2008: 0.58 index2009: 0.573 index2010: 0.571 index2011: 0.57 index2012: 0.57 index2013: 0.558 index2014: 0.553 index2015: 0.553 index2016: 0.543 index2017: 0.534 index2018: 0.534 index2019: 0.525 index2020: 0.529 index2021: 0.524 index2022: 0.515 index2023: 0.514 index
Change over the period: −0.136 (−20.92%) Average annual rate: -0.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 0.514 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.514 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.515 −0.009 −1.72%
2021 0.524 −0.005 −0.95%
2020 0.529 +0.004 +0.76%
2019 0.525 −0.009 −1.69%
2018 0.534 +0 +0%
2017 0.534 −0.009 −1.66%
2016 0.543 −0.01 −1.81%
2015 0.553 +0 +0%
2014 0.553 −0.005 −0.9%
2013 0.558 −0.012 −2.11%
2012 0.57 +0 +0%
2011 0.57 −0.001 −0.18%
2010 0.571 −0.002 −0.35%
2009 0.573 −0.007 −1.21%
2008 0.58 +0.014 +2.47%
2007 0.566 −0.002 −0.35%
2006 0.568 −0.004 −0.7%
2005 0.572 −0.006 −1.04%
2004 0.578 −0.012 −2.03%
2003 0.59 −0.005 −0.84%
2002 0.595 −0.006 −1%
2001 0.601 −0.005 −0.83%
2000 0.606 +0 +0%
1999 0.606 −0.006 −0.98%
1998 0.612 −0.005 −0.81%
1997 0.617 −0.003 −0.48%
1996 0.62 −0.009 −1.43%
1995 0.629 −0.003 −0.47%
1994 0.632 −0.004 −0.63%
1993 0.636 −0.002 −0.31%
1992 0.638 −0.009 −1.39%
1991 0.647 −0.003 −0.46%
1990 0.65 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 0.298 SN Senegal 0.49 GH Ghana 0.514 BF Burkina Faso 0.555 TG Togo 0.564 SL Sierra Leone 0.566 BJ Benin 0.573 GM Gambia 0.578 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.589 NE Niger 0.591 MR Mauritania 0.603 GN Guinea 0.609 ML Mali 0.612 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.632 LR Liberia 0.646 NG Nigeria 0.677
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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