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Gender inequality index — Jordan

Gender inequality index in Jordan in 2023 — 0.433 index. Ranked 111 in the world out of 172. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29.5%.

2023 0.433 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 111of 172
Period maximum 0.614 index2000
Period minimum 0.427 index2017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Jordan, 2000–20230.40.450.50.550.60.652000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.614 index2001: 0.601 index2002: 0.593 index2003: 0.554 index2004: 0.552 index2005: 0.552 index2006: 0.54 index2007: 0.516 index2008: 0.517 index2009: 0.514 index2010: 0.489 index2011: 0.488 index2012: 0.491 index2013: 0.488 index2014: 0.489 index2015: 0.477 index2016: 0.442 index2017: 0.427 index2018: 0.434 index2019: 0.439 index2020: 0.442 index2021: 0.441 index2022: 0.433 index2023: 0.433 index
Change over the period: −0.181 (−29.48%) Average annual rate: -1.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Jordan 0.433 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.433 +0 +0%
2022 0.433 −0.008 −1.81%
2021 0.441 −0.001 −0.23%
2020 0.442 +0.003 +0.68%
2019 0.439 +0.005 +1.15%
2018 0.434 +0.007 +1.64%
2017 0.427 −0.015 −3.39%
2016 0.442 −0.035 −7.34%
2015 0.477 −0.012 −2.45%
2014 0.489 +0.001 +0.2%
2013 0.488 −0.003 −0.61%
2012 0.491 +0.003 +0.61%
2011 0.488 −0.001 −0.2%
2010 0.489 −0.025 −4.86%
2009 0.514 −0.003 −0.58%
2008 0.517 +0.001 +0.19%
2007 0.516 −0.024 −4.44%
2006 0.54 −0.012 −2.17%
2005 0.552 +0 +0%
2004 0.552 −0.002 −0.36%
2003 0.554 −0.039 −6.58%
2002 0.593 −0.008 −1.33%
2001 0.601 −0.013 −2.12%
2000 0.614 — —

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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