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Gender inequality index — Iraq

Gender inequality index in Iraq in 2023 — 0.558 index. Ranked 148 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 23%.

2023 0.558 index −0.36% vs 2022
World rank 148of 172
Period maximum 0.725 index1995
Period minimum 0.558 index2016

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Iraq, 1995–20230.550.60.650.70.7519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.725 index1996: 0.724 index1997: 0.72 index1998: 0.717 index1999: 0.702 index2000: 0.679 index2001: 0.674 index2002: 0.67 index2003: 0.671 index2004: 0.671 index2005: 0.669 index2006: 0.615 index2007: 0.614 index2008: 0.615 index2009: 0.614 index2010: 0.612 index2011: 0.612 index2012: 0.61 index2013: 0.601 index2014: 0.587 index2015: 0.578 index2016: 0.558 index2017: 0.579 index2018: 0.573 index2019: 0.571 index2020: 0.569 index2021: 0.562 index2022: 0.56 index2023: 0.558 index
Change over the period: −0.167 (−23.03%) Average annual rate: -0.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 0.558 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.558 −0.002 −0.36%
2022 0.56 −0.002 −0.36%
2021 0.562 −0.007 −1.23%
2020 0.569 −0.002 −0.35%
2019 0.571 −0.002 −0.35%
2018 0.573 −0.006 −1.04%
2017 0.579 +0.021 +3.76%
2016 0.558 −0.02 −3.46%
2015 0.578 −0.009 −1.53%
2014 0.587 −0.014 −2.33%
2013 0.601 −0.009 −1.48%
2012 0.61 −0.002 −0.33%
2011 0.612 +0 +0%
2010 0.612 −0.002 −0.33%
2009 0.614 −0.001 −0.16%
2008 0.615 +0.001 +0.16%
2007 0.614 −0.001 −0.16%
2006 0.615 −0.054 −8.07%
2005 0.669 −0.002 −0.3%
2004 0.671 +0 +0%
2003 0.671 +0.001 +0.15%
2002 0.67 −0.004 −0.59%
2001 0.674 −0.005 −0.74%
2000 0.679 −0.023 −3.28%
1999 0.702 −0.015 −2.09%
1998 0.717 −0.003 −0.42%
1997 0.72 −0.004 −0.55%
1996 0.724 −0.001 −0.14%
1995 0.725 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

AE United Arab Emirates 0.04 IL Israel 0.08 BH Bahrain 0.165 AM Armenia 0.18 KW Kuwait 0.188 QA Qatar 0.195 OM Oman 0.222 TR Türkiye 0.227 SA Saudi Arabia 0.228 CY Cyprus 0.252 GE Georgia 0.257 AZ Azerbaijan 0.315 LB Lebanon 0.36 JO Jordan 0.433 SY Syria 0.49 IQ Iraq 0.558 YE Yemen 0.838
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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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