Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Guinea-Bissau

Gender inequality index in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 — 0.632 index. Ranked 166 in the world out of 172. Since 2018, the indicator has risen by 1.4%.

2023 0.632 index +2.43% vs 2022
World rank 166of 172
Period maximum 0.632 index2023
Period minimum 0.617 index2022

Trend over time

2018–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Guinea-Bissau, 2018–20230.6150.620.6250.630.6352018201920202021202220232018: 0.623 index2019: 0.622 index2020: 0.621 index2021: 0.618 index2022: 0.617 index2023: 0.632 index
Change over the period: +0.009 (+1.44%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 0.632 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.632 +0.015 +2.43%
2022 0.617 −0.001 −0.16%
2021 0.618 −0.003 −0.48%
2020 0.621 −0.001 −0.16%
2019 0.622 −0.001 −0.16%
2018 0.623

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.