Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Madagascar

Gender inequality index in Madagascar in 2023 — 0.584 index. Ranked 156 in the world out of 172. Since 2021, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 0.584 index +0.17% vs 2022
World rank 156of 172
Period maximum 0.584 index2021
Period minimum 0.583 index2022

Trend over time

2021–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Madagascar, 2021–20230.5830.5840.5842021202220232021: 0.584 index2022: 0.583 index2023: 0.584 index
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 0.584 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.584 +0.001 +0.17%
2022 0.583 −0.001 −0.17%
2021 0.584

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.