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Gender inequality index — Low-income countries

Gender inequality index in low-income countries in 2023 — 0.578 index. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 5.8%.

2023 0.578 index −0.18% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.614 index2008
Period minimum 0.578 index2021

Trend over time

2008–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Low-income countries, 2008–20230.570.580.590.60.610.622008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 0.614 index2009: 0.612 index2010: 0.608 index2011: 0.605 index2012: 0.604 index2013: 0.597 index2014: 0.606 index2015: 0.598 index2016: 0.599 index2017: 0.593 index2018: 0.592 index2019: 0.586 index2020: 0.58 index2021: 0.578 index2022: 0.579 index2023: 0.578 index
Change over the period: −0.036 (−5.84%) Average annual rate: -0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 0.578 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.578 −0.001 −0.18%
2022 0.579 +0.001 +0.23%
2021 0.578 −0.003 −0.44%
2020 0.58 −0.006 −0.96%
2019 0.586 −0.007 −1.1%
2018 0.592 −0.001 −0.15%
2017 0.593 −0.006 −0.96%
2016 0.599 +0.001 +0.23%
2015 0.598 −0.008 −1.34%
2014 0.606 +0.008 +1.42%
2013 0.597 −0.007 −1.17%
2012 0.604 −0.001 −0.14%
2011 0.605 −0.003 −0.42%
2010 0.608 −0.004 −0.67%
2009 0.612 −0.002 −0.32%
2008 0.614 — —

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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