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Gender inequality index — Mexico

Gender inequality index in Mexico in 2023 — 0.358 index. Ranked 88 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 35.1%.

2023 0.358 index −0.83% vs 2022
World rank 88of 172
Period maximum 0.552 index1990
Period minimum 0.358 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Mexico, 1990–20230.350.40.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.552 index1991: 0.51 index1992: 0.505 index1993: 0.498 index1994: 0.492 index1995: 0.485 index1996: 0.483 index1997: 0.477 index1998: 0.459 index1999: 0.454 index2000: 0.459 index2001: 0.46 index2002: 0.46 index2003: 0.435 index2004: 0.433 index2005: 0.425 index2006: 0.43 index2007: 0.43 index2008: 0.433 index2009: 0.415 index2010: 0.418 index2011: 0.414 index2012: 0.391 index2013: 0.39 index2014: 0.388 index2015: 0.379 index2016: 0.37 index2017: 0.372 index2018: 0.365 index2019: 0.366 index2020: 0.368 index2021: 0.365 index2022: 0.361 index2023: 0.358 index
Change over the period: −0.194 (−35.14%) Average annual rate: -1.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mexico 0.358 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.358 −0.003 −0.83%
2022 0.361 −0.004 −1.1%
2021 0.365 −0.003 −0.82%
2020 0.368 +0.002 +0.55%
2019 0.366 +0.001 +0.27%
2018 0.365 −0.007 −1.88%
2017 0.372 +0.002 +0.54%
2016 0.37 −0.009 −2.37%
2015 0.379 −0.009 −2.32%
2014 0.388 −0.002 −0.51%
2013 0.39 −0.001 −0.26%
2012 0.391 −0.023 −5.56%
2011 0.414 −0.004 −0.96%
2010 0.418 +0.003 +0.72%
2009 0.415 −0.018 −4.16%
2008 0.433 +0.003 +0.7%
2007 0.43 +0 +0%
2006 0.43 +0.005 +1.18%
2005 0.425 −0.008 −1.85%
2004 0.433 −0.002 −0.46%
2003 0.435 −0.025 −5.43%
2002 0.46 +0 +0%
2001 0.46 +0.001 +0.22%
2000 0.459 +0.005 +1.1%
1999 0.454 −0.005 −1.09%
1998 0.459 −0.018 −3.77%
1997 0.477 −0.006 −1.24%
1996 0.483 −0.002 −0.41%
1995 0.485 −0.007 −1.42%
1994 0.492 −0.006 −1.2%
1993 0.498 −0.007 −1.39%
1992 0.505 −0.005 −0.98%
1991 0.51 −0.042 −7.61%
1990 0.552 — —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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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