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Gender inequality index — India

Gender inequality index in India in 2023 — 0.403 index. Ranked 102 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 42.2%.

2023 0.403 index −5.62% vs 2022
World rank 102of 172
Period maximum 0.702 index1993
Period minimum 0.403 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — India, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.697 index1991: 0.698 index1992: 0.7 index1993: 0.702 index1994: 0.702 index1995: 0.702 index1996: 0.697 index1997: 0.692 index1998: 0.682 index1999: 0.676 index2000: 0.671 index2001: 0.65 index2002: 0.643 index2003: 0.637 index2004: 0.629 index2005: 0.615 index2006: 0.601 index2007: 0.594 index2008: 0.596 index2009: 0.58 index2010: 0.566 index2011: 0.561 index2012: 0.557 index2013: 0.55 index2014: 0.528 index2015: 0.496 index2016: 0.484 index2017: 0.488 index2018: 0.487 index2019: 0.464 index2020: 0.441 index2021: 0.438 index2022: 0.427 index2023: 0.403 index
Change over the period: −0.294 (−42.18%) Average annual rate: -1.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 0.403 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.403 −0.024 −5.62%
2022 0.427 −0.011 −2.51%
2021 0.438 −0.003 −0.68%
2020 0.441 −0.023 −4.96%
2019 0.464 −0.023 −4.72%
2018 0.487 −0.001 −0.2%
2017 0.488 +0.004 +0.83%
2016 0.484 −0.012 −2.42%
2015 0.496 −0.032 −6.06%
2014 0.528 −0.022 −4%
2013 0.55 −0.007 −1.26%
2012 0.557 −0.004 −0.71%
2011 0.561 −0.005 −0.88%
2010 0.566 −0.014 −2.41%
2009 0.58 −0.016 −2.68%
2008 0.596 +0.002 +0.34%
2007 0.594 −0.007 −1.16%
2006 0.601 −0.014 −2.28%
2005 0.615 −0.014 −2.23%
2004 0.629 −0.008 −1.26%
2003 0.637 −0.006 −0.93%
2002 0.643 −0.007 −1.08%
2001 0.65 −0.021 −3.13%
2000 0.671 −0.005 −0.74%
1999 0.676 −0.006 −0.88%
1998 0.682 −0.01 −1.45%
1997 0.692 −0.005 −0.72%
1996 0.697 −0.005 −0.71%
1995 0.702 +0 +0%
1994 0.702 +0 +0%
1993 0.702 +0.002 +0.29%
1992 0.7 +0.002 +0.29%
1991 0.698 +0.001 +0.14%
1990 0.697 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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