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Gender inequality index — Japan

Gender inequality index in Japan in 2023 — 0.059 index. Ranked 22 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 64.5%.

2023 0.059 index −4.84% vs 2022
World rank 22of 172
Period maximum 0.167 index1992
Period minimum 0.059 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Japan, 1990–20230.050.10.150.21990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.166 index1991: 0.165 index1992: 0.167 index1993: 0.165 index1994: 0.161 index1995: 0.163 index1996: 0.159 index1997: 0.162 index1998: 0.165 index1999: 0.159 index2000: 0.15 index2001: 0.154 index2002: 0.16 index2003: 0.159 index2004: 0.16 index2005: 0.146 index2006: 0.141 index2007: 0.133 index2008: 0.132 index2009: 0.123 index2010: 0.118 index2011: 0.117 index2012: 0.126 index2013: 0.128 index2014: 0.126 index2015: 0.118 index2016: 0.104 index2017: 0.096 index2018: 0.091 index2019: 0.082 index2020: 0.079 index2021: 0.072 index2022: 0.062 index2023: 0.059 index
Change over the period: −0.107 (−64.46%) Average annual rate: -3.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 0.059 index
World 0.455 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.059 −0.003 −4.84%
2022 0.062 −0.01 −13.89%
2021 0.072 −0.007 −8.86%
2020 0.079 −0.003 −3.66%
2019 0.082 −0.009 −9.89%
2018 0.091 −0.005 −5.21%
2017 0.096 −0.008 −7.69%
2016 0.104 −0.014 −11.86%
2015 0.118 −0.008 −6.35%
2014 0.126 −0.002 −1.56%
2013 0.128 +0.002 +1.59%
2012 0.126 +0.009 +7.69%
2011 0.117 −0.001 −0.85%
2010 0.118 −0.005 −4.07%
2009 0.123 −0.009 −6.82%
2008 0.132 −0.001 −0.75%
2007 0.133 −0.008 −5.67%
2006 0.141 −0.005 −3.42%
2005 0.146 −0.014 −8.75%
2004 0.16 +0.001 +0.63%
2003 0.159 −0.001 −0.63%
2002 0.16 +0.006 +3.9%
2001 0.154 +0.004 +2.67%
2000 0.15 −0.009 −5.66%
1999 0.159 −0.006 −3.64%
1998 0.165 +0.003 +1.85%
1997 0.162 +0.003 +1.89%
1996 0.159 −0.004 −2.45%
1995 0.163 +0.002 +1.24%
1994 0.161 −0.004 −2.42%
1993 0.165 −0.002 −1.2%
1992 0.167 +0.002 +1.21%
1991 0.165 −0.001 −0.6%
1990 0.166 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KR South Korea 0.038 JP Japan 0.059 CN China 0.132 MN Mongolia 0.284
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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