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Gender inequality index — Mercosur

Gender inequality index in Mercosur in 2023 — 0.369 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.5%.

2023 0.369 index −0.04% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.564 index1990
Period minimum 0.369 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Mercosur, 1990–20230.350.40.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.564 index1991: 0.554 index1992: 0.541 index1993: 0.536 index1994: 0.533 index1995: 0.525 index1996: 0.517 index1997: 0.512 index1998: 0.505 index1999: 0.5 index2000: 0.495 index2001: 0.486 index2002: 0.479 index2003: 0.461 index2004: 0.459 index2005: 0.454 index2006: 0.453 index2007: 0.451 index2008: 0.448 index2009: 0.442 index2010: 0.435 index2011: 0.433 index2012: 0.427 index2013: 0.429 index2014: 0.424 index2015: 0.419 index2016: 0.414 index2017: 0.404 index2018: 0.385 index2019: 0.38 index2020: 0.39 index2021: 0.382 index2022: 0.369 index2023: 0.369 index
Change over the period: −0.195 (−34.53%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 0.369 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.369 −0 −0.04%
2022 0.369 −0.013 −3.42%
2021 0.382 −0.007 −1.85%
2020 0.39 +0.01 +2.64%
2019 0.38 −0.005 −1.38%
2018 0.385 −0.019 −4.78%
2017 0.404 −0.01 −2.39%
2016 0.414 −0.005 −1.09%
2015 0.419 −0.005 −1.28%
2014 0.424 −0.005 −1.23%
2013 0.429 +0.002 +0.52%
2012 0.427 −0.006 −1.35%
2011 0.433 −0.002 −0.44%
2010 0.435 −0.007 −1.65%
2009 0.442 −0.005 −1.21%
2008 0.448 −0.003 −0.63%
2007 0.451 −0.003 −0.62%
2006 0.453 −0.001 −0.25%
2005 0.454 −0.004 −0.98%
2004 0.459 −0.002 −0.51%
2003 0.461 −0.018 −3.66%
2002 0.479 −0.007 −1.4%
2001 0.486 −0.009 −1.86%
2000 0.495 −0.006 −1.11%
1999 0.5 −0.005 −0.93%
1998 0.505 −0.007 −1.36%
1997 0.512 −0.005 −0.92%
1996 0.517 −0.008 −1.49%
1995 0.525 −0.009 −1.61%
1994 0.533 −0.003 −0.53%
1993 0.536 −0.005 −0.84%
1992 0.541 −0.013 −2.35%
1991 0.554 −0.01 −1.81%
1990 0.564 — —

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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