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Gender inequality index — Lesotho

Gender inequality index in Lesotho in 2023 — 0.534 index. Ranked 144 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 11.7%.

2023 0.534 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 144of 172
Period maximum 0.606 index1996
Period minimum 0.534 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Lesotho, 1995–20230.520.540.560.580.60.6219951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.605 index1996: 0.606 index1997: 0.572 index1998: 0.568 index1999: 0.572 index2000: 0.579 index2001: 0.586 index2002: 0.591 index2003: 0.578 index2004: 0.575 index2005: 0.583 index2006: 0.598 index2007: 0.579 index2008: 0.58 index2009: 0.591 index2010: 0.59 index2011: 0.589 index2012: 0.583 index2013: 0.575 index2014: 0.57 index2015: 0.568 index2016: 0.565 index2017: 0.566 index2018: 0.559 index2019: 0.56 index2020: 0.548 index2021: 0.544 index2022: 0.535 index2023: 0.534 index
Change over the period: −0.071 (−11.74%) Average annual rate: -0.44 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 0.534 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Southern Africa computed 0.4 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.534 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.535 −0.009 −1.65%
2021 0.544 −0.004 −0.73%
2020 0.548 −0.012 −2.14%
2019 0.56 +0.001 +0.18%
2018 0.559 −0.007 −1.24%
2017 0.566 +0.001 +0.18%
2016 0.565 −0.003 −0.53%
2015 0.568 −0.002 −0.35%
2014 0.57 −0.005 −0.87%
2013 0.575 −0.008 −1.37%
2012 0.583 −0.006 −1.02%
2011 0.589 −0.001 −0.17%
2010 0.59 −0.001 −0.17%
2009 0.591 +0.011 +1.9%
2008 0.58 +0.001 +0.17%
2007 0.579 −0.019 −3.18%
2006 0.598 +0.015 +2.57%
2005 0.583 +0.008 +1.39%
2004 0.575 −0.003 −0.52%
2003 0.578 −0.013 −2.2%
2002 0.591 +0.005 +0.85%
2001 0.586 +0.007 +1.21%
2000 0.579 +0.007 +1.22%
1999 0.572 +0.004 +0.7%
1998 0.568 −0.004 −0.7%
1997 0.572 −0.034 −5.61%
1996 0.606 +0.001 +0.17%
1995 0.605 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 0.388 NA Namibia 0.448 SZ Eswatini 0.484 BW Botswana 0.49 LS Lesotho 0.534
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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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