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Gender inequality index — Malaysia

Gender inequality index in Malaysia in 2023 — 0.172 index. Ranked 47 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 54%.

2023 0.172 index −0.58% vs 2022
World rank 47of 172
Period maximum 0.388 index1991
Period minimum 0.172 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Malaysia, 1990–20230.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.374 index1991: 0.388 index1992: 0.369 index1993: 0.367 index1994: 0.363 index1995: 0.351 index1996: 0.345 index1997: 0.342 index1998: 0.34 index1999: 0.326 index2000: 0.292 index2001: 0.296 index2002: 0.293 index2003: 0.273 index2004: 0.285 index2005: 0.282 index2006: 0.276 index2007: 0.26 index2008: 0.269 index2009: 0.273 index2010: 0.262 index2011: 0.262 index2012: 0.253 index2013: 0.246 index2014: 0.236 index2015: 0.233 index2016: 0.224 index2017: 0.212 index2018: 0.193 index2019: 0.193 index2020: 0.182 index2021: 0.173 index2022: 0.173 index2023: 0.172 index
Change over the period: −0.202 (−54.01%) Average annual rate: -2.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 0.172 index
World 0.455 index
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.37 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.172 −0.001 −0.58%
2022 0.173 +0 +0%
2021 0.173 −0.009 −4.95%
2020 0.182 −0.011 −5.7%
2019 0.193 +0 +0%
2018 0.193 −0.019 −8.96%
2017 0.212 −0.012 −5.36%
2016 0.224 −0.009 −3.86%
2015 0.233 −0.003 −1.27%
2014 0.236 −0.01 −4.07%
2013 0.246 −0.007 −2.77%
2012 0.253 −0.009 −3.44%
2011 0.262 +0 +0%
2010 0.262 −0.011 −4.03%
2009 0.273 +0.004 +1.49%
2008 0.269 +0.009 +3.46%
2007 0.26 −0.016 −5.8%
2006 0.276 −0.006 −2.13%
2005 0.282 −0.003 −1.05%
2004 0.285 +0.012 +4.4%
2003 0.273 −0.02 −6.83%
2002 0.293 −0.003 −1.01%
2001 0.296 +0.004 +1.37%
2000 0.292 −0.034 −10.43%
1999 0.326 −0.014 −4.12%
1998 0.34 −0.002 −0.58%
1997 0.342 −0.003 −0.87%
1996 0.345 −0.006 −1.71%
1995 0.351 −0.012 −3.31%
1994 0.363 −0.004 −1.09%
1993 0.367 −0.002 −0.54%
1992 0.369 −0.019 −4.9%
1991 0.388 +0.014 +3.74%
1990 0.374 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 0.031 MY Malaysia 0.172 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.257 TH Thailand 0.288 VN Vietnam 0.299 PH Philippines 0.351 TL Timor-Leste 0.394 ID Indonesia 0.423 LA Laos 0.475 MM Myanmar 0.478 KH Cambodia 0.506
Full table for all countries

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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