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Gender inequality index — Guatemala

Gender inequality index in Guatemala in 2023 — 0.48 index. Ranked 121 in the world out of 172. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 26.6%.

2023 0.48 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 121of 172
Period maximum 0.654 index1994
Period minimum 0.467 index2021

Trend over time

1994–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Guatemala, 1994–20230.450.50.550.60.650.7199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 0.654 index1995: 0.646 index1996: 0.638 index1997: 0.628 index1998: 0.617 index1999: 0.634 index2000: 0.584 index2001: 0.575 index2002: 0.572 index2003: 0.572 index2004: 0.575 index2005: 0.573 index2006: 0.563 index2007: 0.541 index2008: 0.538 index2009: 0.53 index2010: 0.526 index2011: 0.527 index2012: 0.536 index2013: 0.53 index2014: 0.526 index2015: 0.529 index2016: 0.508 index2017: 0.509 index2018: 0.509 index2019: 0.5 index2020: 0.48 index2021: 0.467 index2022: 0.48 index2023: 0.48 index
Change over the period: −0.174 (−26.61%) Average annual rate: -1.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 0.48 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.48 +0 +0%
2022 0.48 +0.013 +2.78%
2021 0.467 −0.013 −2.71%
2020 0.48 −0.02 −4%
2019 0.5 −0.009 −1.77%
2018 0.509 +0 +0%
2017 0.509 +0.001 +0.2%
2016 0.508 −0.021 −3.97%
2015 0.529 +0.003 +0.57%
2014 0.526 −0.004 −0.75%
2013 0.53 −0.006 −1.12%
2012 0.536 +0.009 +1.71%
2011 0.527 +0.001 +0.19%
2010 0.526 −0.004 −0.75%
2009 0.53 −0.008 −1.49%
2008 0.538 −0.003 −0.55%
2007 0.541 −0.022 −3.91%
2006 0.563 −0.01 −1.75%
2005 0.573 −0.002 −0.35%
2004 0.575 +0.003 +0.52%
2003 0.572 +0 +0%
2002 0.572 −0.003 −0.52%
2001 0.575 −0.009 −1.54%
2000 0.584 −0.05 −7.89%
1999 0.634 +0.017 +2.76%
1998 0.617 −0.011 −1.75%
1997 0.628 −0.01 −1.57%
1996 0.638 −0.008 −1.24%
1995 0.646 −0.008 −1.22%
1994 0.654 — —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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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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