Gender inequality index in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 0.372 index. Since 2021, the indicator has fallen by 2.5%.
2021–2023 · index, 0–1
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | index | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.372 | −0.001 | −0.36% |
| 2022 | 0.374 | −0.008 | −2.17% |
| 2021 | 0.382 | — | — |
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.
The ratio of the Human Development Index of women to the same index of men.
Indexes Human development indexA composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Labor Women in parliamentWhat part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.