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Gender inequality index — Laos

Gender inequality index in Laos in 2023 — 0.475 index. Ranked 117 in the world out of 172. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 21.4%.

2023 0.475 index −0.21% vs 2022
World rank 117of 172
Period maximum 0.605 index1999
Period minimum 0.464 index2020

Trend over time

1998–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Laos, 1998–20230.450.50.550.60.651998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.604 index1999: 0.605 index2000: 0.6 index2001: 0.596 index2002: 0.585 index2003: 0.58 index2004: 0.575 index2005: 0.567 index2006: 0.558 index2007: 0.551 index2008: 0.55 index2009: 0.544 index2010: 0.533 index2011: 0.529 index2012: 0.521 index2013: 0.517 index2014: 0.5 index2015: 0.498 index2016: 0.485 index2017: 0.485 index2018: 0.484 index2019: 0.478 index2020: 0.464 index2021: 0.476 index2022: 0.476 index2023: 0.475 index
Change over the period: −0.129 (−21.36%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Laos 0.475 index
World 0.455 index
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.37 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.475 −0.001 −0.21%
2022 0.476 +0 +0%
2021 0.476 +0.012 +2.59%
2020 0.464 −0.014 −2.93%
2019 0.478 −0.006 −1.24%
2018 0.484 −0.001 −0.21%
2017 0.485 +0 +0%
2016 0.485 −0.013 −2.61%
2015 0.498 −0.002 −0.4%
2014 0.5 −0.017 −3.29%
2013 0.517 −0.004 −0.77%
2012 0.521 −0.008 −1.51%
2011 0.529 −0.004 −0.75%
2010 0.533 −0.011 −2.02%
2009 0.544 −0.006 −1.09%
2008 0.55 −0.001 −0.18%
2007 0.551 −0.007 −1.25%
2006 0.558 −0.009 −1.59%
2005 0.567 −0.008 −1.39%
2004 0.575 −0.005 −0.86%
2003 0.58 −0.005 −0.85%
2002 0.585 −0.011 −1.85%
2001 0.596 −0.004 −0.67%
2000 0.6 −0.005 −0.83%
1999 0.605 +0.001 +0.17%
1998 0.604 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 0.031 MY Malaysia 0.172 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.257 TH Thailand 0.288 VN Vietnam 0.299 PH Philippines 0.351 TL Timor-Leste 0.394 ID Indonesia 0.423 LA Laos 0.475 MM Myanmar 0.478 KH Cambodia 0.506
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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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