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Gender inequality index — Latvia

Gender inequality index in Latvia in 2023 — 0.117 index. Ranked 38 in the world out of 172. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 65.3%.

2023 0.117 index −9.3% vs 2022
World rank 38of 172
Period maximum 0.337 index1997
Period minimum 0.117 index2023

Trend over time

1997–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Latvia, 1997–202300.10.20.30.419972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 0.337 index1998: 0.329 index1999: 0.277 index2000: 0.272 index2001: 0.265 index2002: 0.25 index2003: 0.258 index2004: 0.249 index2005: 0.245 index2006: 0.252 index2007: 0.249 index2008: 0.242 index2009: 0.229 index2010: 0.229 index2011: 0.221 index2012: 0.219 index2013: 0.21 index2014: 0.23 index2015: 0.225 index2016: 0.212 index2017: 0.215 index2018: 0.168 index2019: 0.164 index2020: 0.142 index2021: 0.141 index2022: 0.129 index2023: 0.117 index
Change over the period: −0.22 (−65.28%) Average annual rate: -3.99 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 0.117 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.117 −0.012 −9.3%
2022 0.129 −0.012 −8.51%
2021 0.141 −0.001 −0.7%
2020 0.142 −0.022 −13.41%
2019 0.164 −0.004 −2.38%
2018 0.168 −0.047 −21.86%
2017 0.215 +0.003 +1.42%
2016 0.212 −0.013 −5.78%
2015 0.225 −0.005 −2.17%
2014 0.23 +0.02 +9.52%
2013 0.21 −0.009 −4.11%
2012 0.219 −0.002 −0.9%
2011 0.221 −0.008 −3.49%
2010 0.229 +0 +0%
2009 0.229 −0.013 −5.37%
2008 0.242 −0.007 −2.81%
2007 0.249 −0.003 −1.19%
2006 0.252 +0.007 +2.86%
2005 0.245 −0.004 −1.61%
2004 0.249 −0.009 −3.49%
2003 0.258 +0.008 +3.2%
2002 0.25 −0.015 −5.66%
2001 0.265 −0.007 −2.57%
2000 0.272 −0.005 −1.81%
1999 0.277 −0.052 −15.81%
1998 0.329 −0.008 −2.37%
1997 0.337 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
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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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