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Gender inequality index — Namibia

Gender inequality index in Namibia in 2023 — 0.448 index. Ranked 116 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.9%.

2023 0.448 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 116of 172
Period maximum 0.559 index1998
Period minimum 0.448 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Namibia, 1990–20230.40.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.546 index1991: 0.546 index1992: 0.548 index1993: 0.546 index1994: 0.547 index1995: 0.548 index1996: 0.552 index1997: 0.555 index1998: 0.559 index1999: 0.558 index2000: 0.556 index2001: 0.549 index2002: 0.548 index2003: 0.548 index2004: 0.534 index2005: 0.532 index2006: 0.531 index2007: 0.53 index2008: 0.53 index2009: 0.534 index2010: 0.541 index2011: 0.531 index2012: 0.523 index2013: 0.51 index2014: 0.504 index2015: 0.482 index2016: 0.471 index2017: 0.463 index2018: 0.453 index2019: 0.456 index2020: 0.452 index2021: 0.45 index2022: 0.448 index2023: 0.448 index
Change over the period: −0.098 (−17.95%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Namibia 0.448 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Southern Africa computed 0.4 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.448 +0 +0%
2022 0.448 −0.002 −0.44%
2021 0.45 −0.002 −0.44%
2020 0.452 −0.004 −0.88%
2019 0.456 +0.003 +0.66%
2018 0.453 −0.01 −2.16%
2017 0.463 −0.008 −1.7%
2016 0.471 −0.011 −2.28%
2015 0.482 −0.022 −4.37%
2014 0.504 −0.006 −1.18%
2013 0.51 −0.013 −2.49%
2012 0.523 −0.008 −1.51%
2011 0.531 −0.01 −1.85%
2010 0.541 +0.007 +1.31%
2009 0.534 +0.004 +0.75%
2008 0.53 +0 +0%
2007 0.53 −0.001 −0.19%
2006 0.531 −0.001 −0.19%
2005 0.532 −0.002 −0.37%
2004 0.534 −0.014 −2.55%
2003 0.548 +0 +0%
2002 0.548 −0.001 −0.18%
2001 0.549 −0.007 −1.26%
2000 0.556 −0.002 −0.36%
1999 0.558 −0.001 −0.18%
1998 0.559 +0.004 +0.72%
1997 0.555 +0.003 +0.54%
1996 0.552 +0.004 +0.73%
1995 0.548 +0.001 +0.18%
1994 0.547 +0.001 +0.18%
1993 0.546 −0.002 −0.36%
1992 0.548 +0.002 +0.37%
1991 0.546 +0 +0%
1990 0.546 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 0.388 NA Namibia 0.448 SZ Eswatini 0.484 BW Botswana 0.49 LS Lesotho 0.534
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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