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Gender inequality index — Iceland

Gender inequality index in Iceland in 2023 — 0.024 index. Ranked 7 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 87.4%.

2023 0.024 index −4% vs 2022
World rank 7of 172
Period maximum 0.19 index1990
Period minimum 0.024 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Iceland, 1990–202300.050.10.150.21990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.19 index1991: 0.185 index1992: 0.176 index1993: 0.167 index1994: 0.162 index1995: 0.159 index1996: 0.158 index1997: 0.162 index1998: 0.165 index1999: 0.145 index2000: 0.142 index2001: 0.134 index2002: 0.127 index2003: 0.126 index2004: 0.115 index2005: 0.107 index2006: 0.107 index2007: 0.11 index2008: 0.112 index2009: 0.099 index2010: 0.093 index2011: 0.088 index2012: 0.084 index2013: 0.072 index2014: 0.069 index2015: 0.062 index2016: 0.052 index2017: 0.054 index2018: 0.049 index2019: 0.045 index2020: 0.041 index2021: 0.031 index2022: 0.025 index2023: 0.024 index
Change over the period: −0.166 (−87.37%) Average annual rate: -6.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 0.024 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.024 −0.001 −4%
2022 0.025 −0.006 −19.35%
2021 0.031 −0.01 −24.39%
2020 0.041 −0.004 −8.89%
2019 0.045 −0.004 −8.16%
2018 0.049 −0.005 −9.26%
2017 0.054 +0.002 +3.85%
2016 0.052 −0.01 −16.13%
2015 0.062 −0.007 −10.14%
2014 0.069 −0.003 −4.17%
2013 0.072 −0.012 −14.29%
2012 0.084 −0.004 −4.55%
2011 0.088 −0.005 −5.38%
2010 0.093 −0.006 −6.06%
2009 0.099 −0.013 −11.61%
2008 0.112 +0.002 +1.82%
2007 0.11 +0.003 +2.8%
2006 0.107 +0 +0%
2005 0.107 −0.008 −6.96%
2004 0.115 −0.011 −8.73%
2003 0.126 −0.001 −0.79%
2002 0.127 −0.007 −5.22%
2001 0.134 −0.008 −5.63%
2000 0.142 −0.003 −2.07%
1999 0.145 −0.02 −12.12%
1998 0.165 +0.003 +1.85%
1997 0.162 +0.004 +2.53%
1996 0.158 −0.001 −0.63%
1995 0.159 −0.003 −1.85%
1994 0.162 −0.005 −2.99%
1993 0.167 −0.009 −5.11%
1992 0.176 −0.009 −4.86%
1991 0.185 −0.005 −2.63%
1990 0.19 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
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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