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Gender inequality index — Iran

Gender inequality index in Iran in 2023 — 0.482 index. Ranked 123 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 29.9%.

2023 0.482 index −0.21% vs 2022
World rank 123of 172
Period maximum 0.688 index1990
Period minimum 0.455 index2018

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Iran, 1990–20230.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.688 index1991: 0.678 index1992: 0.667 index1993: 0.653 index1994: 0.639 index1995: 0.631 index1996: 0.618 index1997: 0.602 index1998: 0.589 index1999: 0.57 index2000: 0.577 index2001: 0.566 index2002: 0.547 index2003: 0.539 index2004: 0.526 index2005: 0.506 index2006: 0.504 index2007: 0.508 index2008: 0.55 index2009: 0.552 index2010: 0.545 index2011: 0.551 index2012: 0.525 index2013: 0.543 index2014: 0.537 index2015: 0.532 index2016: 0.47 index2017: 0.46 index2018: 0.455 index2019: 0.463 index2020: 0.483 index2021: 0.487 index2022: 0.483 index2023: 0.482 index
Change over the period: −0.206 (−29.94%) Average annual rate: -1.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 0.482 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.482 −0.001 −0.21%
2022 0.483 −0.004 −0.82%
2021 0.487 +0.004 +0.83%
2020 0.483 +0.02 +4.32%
2019 0.463 +0.008 +1.76%
2018 0.455 −0.005 −1.09%
2017 0.46 −0.01 −2.13%
2016 0.47 −0.062 −11.65%
2015 0.532 −0.005 −0.93%
2014 0.537 −0.006 −1.1%
2013 0.543 +0.018 +3.43%
2012 0.525 −0.026 −4.72%
2011 0.551 +0.006 +1.1%
2010 0.545 −0.007 −1.27%
2009 0.552 +0.002 +0.36%
2008 0.55 +0.042 +8.27%
2007 0.508 +0.004 +0.79%
2006 0.504 −0.002 −0.4%
2005 0.506 −0.02 −3.8%
2004 0.526 −0.013 −2.41%
2003 0.539 −0.008 −1.46%
2002 0.547 −0.019 −3.36%
2001 0.566 −0.011 −1.91%
2000 0.577 +0.007 +1.23%
1999 0.57 −0.019 −3.23%
1998 0.589 −0.013 −2.16%
1997 0.602 −0.016 −2.59%
1996 0.618 −0.013 −2.06%
1995 0.631 −0.008 −1.25%
1994 0.639 −0.014 −2.14%
1993 0.653 −0.014 −2.1%
1992 0.667 −0.011 −1.62%
1991 0.678 −0.01 −1.45%
1990 0.688 — —

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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