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Gender inequality index — Middle East & North Africa

Gender inequality index in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 0.437 index. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 23.2%.

2023 0.437 index +0.15% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.569 index2003
Period minimum 0.433 index2020

Trend over time

2003–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Middle East & North Africa, 2003–20230.40.450.50.550.6200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 0.569 index2004: 0.559 index2005: 0.552 index2006: 0.54 index2007: 0.532 index2008: 0.538 index2009: 0.534 index2010: 0.525 index2011: 0.52 index2012: 0.509 index2013: 0.478 index2014: 0.497 index2015: 0.489 index2016: 0.442 index2017: 0.438 index2018: 0.437 index2019: 0.438 index2020: 0.433 index2021: 0.438 index2022: 0.436 index2023: 0.437 index
Change over the period: −0.132 (−23.23%) Average annual rate: -1.31 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 0.437 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.437 +0.001 +0.15%
2022 0.436 −0.002 −0.41%
2021 0.438 +0.005 +1.21%
2020 0.433 −0.005 −1.13%
2019 0.438 +0.001 +0.2%
2018 0.437 −0.001 −0.25%
2017 0.438 −0.004 −0.91%
2016 0.442 −0.047 −9.63%
2015 0.489 −0.007 −1.46%
2014 0.497 +0.018 +3.85%
2013 0.478 −0.031 −6.1%
2012 0.509 −0.01 −1.97%
2011 0.52 −0.005 −0.98%
2010 0.525 −0.009 −1.66%
2009 0.534 −0.004 −0.81%
2008 0.538 +0.006 +1.21%
2007 0.532 −0.009 −1.59%
2006 0.54 −0.012 −2.2%
2005 0.552 −0.006 −1.16%
2004 0.559 −0.011 −1.88%
2003 0.569 — —

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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