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Gender inequality index — Kuwait

Gender inequality index in Kuwait in 2023 — 0.188 index. Ranked 51 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 73.7%.

2023 0.188 index +36.23% vs 2022
World rank 51of 172
Period maximum 0.719 index1996
Period minimum 0.138 index2022

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Kuwait, 1995–202300.20.40.60.819951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.716 index1996: 0.719 index1997: 0.708 index1998: 0.698 index1999: 0.692 index2000: 0.688 index2001: 0.685 index2002: 0.683 index2003: 0.681 index2004: 0.68 index2005: 0.366 index2006: 0.347 index2007: 0.342 index2008: 0.284 index2009: 0.218 index2010: 0.207 index2011: 0.196 index2012: 0.211 index2013: 0.195 index2014: 0.301 index2015: 0.3 index2016: 0.284 index2017: 0.248 index2018: 0.24 index2019: 0.202 index2020: 0.16 index2021: 0.252 index2022: 0.138 index2023: 0.188 index
Change over the period: −0.528 (−73.74%) Average annual rate: -4.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 0.188 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.188 +0.05 +36.23%
2022 0.138 −0.114 −45.24%
2021 0.252 +0.092 +57.5%
2020 0.16 −0.042 −20.79%
2019 0.202 −0.038 −15.83%
2018 0.24 −0.008 −3.23%
2017 0.248 −0.036 −12.68%
2016 0.284 −0.016 −5.33%
2015 0.3 −0.001 −0.33%
2014 0.301 +0.106 +54.36%
2013 0.195 −0.016 −7.58%
2012 0.211 +0.015 +7.65%
2011 0.196 −0.011 −5.31%
2010 0.207 −0.011 −5.05%
2009 0.218 −0.066 −23.24%
2008 0.284 −0.058 −16.96%
2007 0.342 −0.005 −1.44%
2006 0.347 −0.019 −5.19%
2005 0.366 −0.314 −46.18%
2004 0.68 −0.001 −0.15%
2003 0.681 −0.002 −0.29%
2002 0.683 −0.002 −0.29%
2001 0.685 −0.003 −0.44%
2000 0.688 −0.004 −0.58%
1999 0.692 −0.006 −0.86%
1998 0.698 −0.01 −1.41%
1997 0.708 −0.011 −1.53%
1996 0.719 +0.003 +0.42%
1995 0.716 — —

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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