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Gender inequality index — Nepal

Gender inequality index in Nepal in 2023 — 0.487 index. Ranked 125 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.5%.

2023 0.487 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 125of 172
Period maximum 0.743 index1990
Period minimum 0.487 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Nepal, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.743 index1991: 0.737 index1992: 0.732 index1993: 0.724 index1994: 0.717 index1995: 0.714 index1996: 0.704 index1997: 0.696 index1998: 0.692 index1999: 0.673 index2000: 0.657 index2001: 0.651 index2002: 0.645 index2003: 0.638 index2004: 0.64 index2005: 0.636 index2006: 0.626 index2007: 0.575 index2008: 0.533 index2009: 0.53 index2010: 0.529 index2011: 0.517 index2012: 0.516 index2013: 0.51 index2014: 0.515 index2015: 0.511 index2016: 0.512 index2017: 0.536 index2018: 0.519 index2019: 0.503 index2020: 0.494 index2021: 0.49 index2022: 0.487 index2023: 0.487 index
Change over the period: −0.256 (−34.45%) Average annual rate: -1.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 0.487 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.487 +0 +0%
2022 0.487 −0.003 −0.61%
2021 0.49 −0.004 −0.81%
2020 0.494 −0.009 −1.79%
2019 0.503 −0.016 −3.08%
2018 0.519 −0.017 −3.17%
2017 0.536 +0.024 +4.69%
2016 0.512 +0.001 +0.2%
2015 0.511 −0.004 −0.78%
2014 0.515 +0.005 +0.98%
2013 0.51 −0.006 −1.16%
2012 0.516 −0.001 −0.19%
2011 0.517 −0.012 −2.27%
2010 0.529 −0.001 −0.19%
2009 0.53 −0.003 −0.56%
2008 0.533 −0.042 −7.3%
2007 0.575 −0.051 −8.15%
2006 0.626 −0.01 −1.57%
2005 0.636 −0.004 −0.63%
2004 0.64 +0.002 +0.31%
2003 0.638 −0.007 −1.09%
2002 0.645 −0.006 −0.92%
2001 0.651 −0.006 −0.91%
2000 0.657 −0.016 −2.38%
1999 0.673 −0.019 −2.75%
1998 0.692 −0.004 −0.57%
1997 0.696 −0.008 −1.14%
1996 0.704 −0.01 −1.4%
1995 0.714 −0.003 −0.42%
1994 0.717 −0.007 −0.97%
1993 0.724 −0.008 −1.09%
1992 0.732 −0.005 −0.68%
1991 0.737 −0.006 −0.81%
1990 0.743 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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