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Gender inequality index — Malawi

Gender inequality index in Malawi in 2023 — 0.581 index. Ranked 155 in the world out of 172. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 16.3%.

2023 0.581 index +0.87% vs 2022
World rank 155of 172
Period maximum 0.694 index1998
Period minimum 0.576 index2022

Trend over time

1998–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Malawi, 1998–20230.550.60.650.71998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.694 index1999: 0.673 index2000: 0.665 index2001: 0.659 index2002: 0.653 index2003: 0.648 index2004: 0.62 index2005: 0.619 index2006: 0.615 index2007: 0.62 index2008: 0.628 index2009: 0.61 index2010: 0.614 index2011: 0.607 index2012: 0.607 index2013: 0.602 index2014: 0.611 index2015: 0.609 index2016: 0.603 index2017: 0.592 index2018: 0.596 index2019: 0.577 index2020: 0.579 index2021: 0.577 index2022: 0.576 index2023: 0.581 index
Change over the period: −0.113 (−16.28%) Average annual rate: -0.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malawi 0.581 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 — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.581 +0.005 +0.87%
2022 0.576 −0.001 −0.17%
2021 0.577 −0.002 −0.35%
2020 0.579 +0.002 +0.35%
2019 0.577 −0.019 −3.19%
2018 0.596 +0.004 +0.68%
2017 0.592 −0.011 −1.82%
2016 0.603 −0.006 −0.99%
2015 0.609 −0.002 −0.33%
2014 0.611 +0.009 +1.5%
2013 0.602 −0.005 −0.82%
2012 0.607 +0 +0%
2011 0.607 −0.007 −1.14%
2010 0.614 +0.004 +0.66%
2009 0.61 −0.018 −2.87%
2008 0.628 +0.008 +1.29%
2007 0.62 +0.005 +0.81%
2006 0.615 −0.004 −0.65%
2005 0.619 −0.001 −0.16%
2004 0.62 −0.028 −4.32%
2003 0.648 −0.005 −0.77%
2002 0.653 −0.006 −0.91%
2001 0.659 −0.006 −0.9%
2000 0.665 −0.008 −1.19%
1999 0.673 −0.021 −3.03%
1998 0.694 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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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