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Gender inequality index — Lebanon

Gender inequality index in Lebanon in 2023 — 0.36 index. Ranked 91 in the world out of 172. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 12.8%.

2023 0.36 index −0.28% vs 2022
World rank 91of 172
Period maximum 0.438 index2011
Period minimum 0.36 index2023

Trend over time

2007–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Lebanon, 2007–20230.360.380.40.420.442007200920112013201520172019202120232007: 0.413 index2008: 0.411 index2009: 0.437 index2010: 0.433 index2011: 0.438 index2012: 0.434 index2013: 0.432 index2014: 0.428 index2015: 0.424 index2016: 0.421 index2017: 0.418 index2018: 0.381 index2019: 0.384 index2020: 0.387 index2021: 0.383 index2022: 0.361 index2023: 0.36 index
Change over the period: −0.053 (−12.83%) Average annual rate: -0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 0.36 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 — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.36 −0.001 −0.28%
2022 0.361 −0.022 −5.74%
2021 0.383 −0.004 −1.03%
2020 0.387 +0.003 +0.78%
2019 0.384 +0.003 +0.79%
2018 0.381 −0.037 −8.85%
2017 0.418 −0.003 −0.71%
2016 0.421 −0.003 −0.71%
2015 0.424 −0.004 −0.93%
2014 0.428 −0.004 −0.93%
2013 0.432 −0.002 −0.46%
2012 0.434 −0.004 −0.91%
2011 0.438 +0.005 +1.15%
2010 0.433 −0.004 −0.92%
2009 0.437 +0.026 +6.33%
2008 0.411 −0.002 −0.48%
2007 0.413 — —

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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