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Gender inequality index — Maldives

Gender inequality index in the Maldives in 2023 — 0.309 index. Ranked 79 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 54.2%.

2023 0.309 index −0.96% vs 2022
World rank 79of 172
Period maximum 0.674 index1990
Period minimum 0.309 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Maldives, 1990–20230.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.674 index1991: 0.655 index1992: 0.639 index1993: 0.623 index1994: 0.611 index1995: 0.588 index1996: 0.569 index1997: 0.548 index1998: 0.524 index1999: 0.509 index2000: 0.491 index2001: 0.47 index2002: 0.447 index2003: 0.435 index2004: 0.432 index2005: 0.385 index2006: 0.373 index2007: 0.359 index2008: 0.367 index2009: 0.409 index2010: 0.395 index2011: 0.39 index2012: 0.373 index2013: 0.358 index2014: 0.369 index2015: 0.364 index2016: 0.348 index2017: 0.328 index2018: 0.318 index2019: 0.325 index2020: 0.325 index2021: 0.319 index2022: 0.312 index2023: 0.309 index
Change over the period: −0.365 (−54.15%) Average annual rate: -2.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Maldives 0.309 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.309 −0.003 −0.96%
2022 0.312 −0.007 −2.19%
2021 0.319 −0.006 −1.85%
2020 0.325 +0 +0%
2019 0.325 +0.007 +2.2%
2018 0.318 −0.01 −3.05%
2017 0.328 −0.02 −5.75%
2016 0.348 −0.016 −4.4%
2015 0.364 −0.005 −1.36%
2014 0.369 +0.011 +3.07%
2013 0.358 −0.015 −4.02%
2012 0.373 −0.017 −4.36%
2011 0.39 −0.005 −1.27%
2010 0.395 −0.014 −3.42%
2009 0.409 +0.042 +11.44%
2008 0.367 +0.008 +2.23%
2007 0.359 −0.014 −3.75%
2006 0.373 −0.012 −3.12%
2005 0.385 −0.047 −10.88%
2004 0.432 −0.003 −0.69%
2003 0.435 −0.012 −2.68%
2002 0.447 −0.023 −4.89%
2001 0.47 −0.021 −4.28%
2000 0.491 −0.018 −3.54%
1999 0.509 −0.015 −2.86%
1998 0.524 −0.024 −4.38%
1997 0.548 −0.021 −3.69%
1996 0.569 −0.019 −3.23%
1995 0.588 −0.023 −3.76%
1994 0.611 −0.012 −1.93%
1993 0.623 −0.016 −2.5%
1992 0.639 −0.016 −2.44%
1991 0.655 −0.019 −2.82%
1990 0.674 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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