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Gender inequality index — Mauritius

Gender inequality index in Mauritius in 2023 — 0.352 index. Ranked 87 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33.6%.

2023 0.352 index −2.22% vs 2022
World rank 87of 172
Period maximum 0.53 index1990
Period minimum 0.325 index2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Mauritius, 1990–20230.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.53 index1991: 0.511 index1992: 0.506 index1993: 0.493 index1994: 0.488 index1995: 0.489 index1996: 0.475 index1997: 0.468 index1998: 0.465 index1999: 0.459 index2000: 0.476 index2001: 0.472 index2002: 0.466 index2003: 0.457 index2004: 0.456 index2005: 0.382 index2006: 0.37 index2007: 0.373 index2008: 0.371 index2009: 0.373 index2010: 0.37 index2011: 0.35 index2012: 0.355 index2013: 0.344 index2014: 0.343 index2015: 0.373 index2016: 0.37 index2017: 0.36 index2018: 0.363 index2019: 0.325 index2020: 0.359 index2021: 0.361 index2022: 0.36 index2023: 0.352 index
Change over the period: −0.178 (−33.58%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritius 0.352 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.352 −0.008 −2.22%
2022 0.36 −0.001 −0.28%
2021 0.361 +0.002 +0.56%
2020 0.359 +0.034 +10.46%
2019 0.325 −0.038 −10.47%
2018 0.363 +0.003 +0.83%
2017 0.36 −0.01 −2.7%
2016 0.37 −0.003 −0.8%
2015 0.373 +0.03 +8.75%
2014 0.343 −0.001 −0.29%
2013 0.344 −0.011 −3.1%
2012 0.355 +0.005 +1.43%
2011 0.35 −0.02 −5.41%
2010 0.37 −0.003 −0.8%
2009 0.373 +0.002 +0.54%
2008 0.371 −0.002 −0.54%
2007 0.373 +0.003 +0.81%
2006 0.37 −0.012 −3.14%
2005 0.382 −0.074 −16.23%
2004 0.456 −0.001 −0.22%
2003 0.457 −0.009 −1.93%
2002 0.466 −0.006 −1.27%
2001 0.472 −0.004 −0.84%
2000 0.476 +0.017 +3.7%
1999 0.459 −0.006 −1.29%
1998 0.465 −0.003 −0.64%
1997 0.468 −0.007 −1.47%
1996 0.475 −0.014 −2.86%
1995 0.489 +0.001 +0.2%
1994 0.488 −0.005 −1.01%
1993 0.493 −0.013 −2.57%
1992 0.506 −0.005 −0.98%
1991 0.511 −0.019 −3.58%
1990 0.53 — —

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
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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