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Gender inequality index — Netherlands

Gender inequality index in the Netherlands in 2023 — 0.013 index. Ranked 5 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 89.3%.

2023 0.013 index −23.53% vs 2022
World rank 5of 172
Period maximum 0.122 index1990
Period minimum 0.013 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Netherlands, 1990–202300.050.10.151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.122 index1991: 0.122 index1992: 0.115 index1993: 0.111 index1994: 0.106 index1995: 0.099 index1996: 0.096 index1997: 0.099 index1998: 0.093 index1999: 0.097 index2000: 0.1 index2001: 0.099 index2002: 0.098 index2003: 0.085 index2004: 0.076 index2005: 0.068 index2006: 0.061 index2007: 0.054 index2008: 0.053 index2009: 0.053 index2010: 0.052 index2011: 0.049 index2012: 0.046 index2013: 0.041 index2014: 0.038 index2015: 0.034 index2016: 0.031 index2017: 0.029 index2018: 0.027 index2019: 0.027 index2020: 0.024 index2021: 0.017 index2022: 0.017 index2023: 0.013 index
Change over the period: −0.109 (−89.34%) Average annual rate: -6.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Netherlands 0.013 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Western Europe computed 0.04 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.013 −0.004 −23.53%
2022 0.017 +0 +0%
2021 0.017 −0.007 −29.17%
2020 0.024 −0.003 −11.11%
2019 0.027 +0 +0%
2018 0.027 −0.002 −6.9%
2017 0.029 −0.002 −6.45%
2016 0.031 −0.003 −8.82%
2015 0.034 −0.004 −10.53%
2014 0.038 −0.003 −7.32%
2013 0.041 −0.005 −10.87%
2012 0.046 −0.003 −6.12%
2011 0.049 −0.003 −5.77%
2010 0.052 −0.001 −1.89%
2009 0.053 +0 +0%
2008 0.053 −0.001 −1.85%
2007 0.054 −0.007 −11.48%
2006 0.061 −0.007 −10.29%
2005 0.068 −0.008 −10.53%
2004 0.076 −0.009 −10.59%
2003 0.085 −0.013 −13.27%
2002 0.098 −0.001 −1.01%
2001 0.099 −0.001 −1%
2000 0.1 +0.003 +3.09%
1999 0.097 +0.004 +4.3%
1998 0.093 −0.006 −6.06%
1997 0.099 +0.003 +3.13%
1996 0.096 −0.003 −3.03%
1995 0.099 −0.007 −6.6%
1994 0.106 −0.005 −4.5%
1993 0.111 −0.004 −3.48%
1992 0.115 −0.007 −5.74%
1991 0.122 +0 +0%
1990 0.122 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

CH Switzerland 0.01 NL Netherlands 0.013 BE Belgium 0.031 AT Austria 0.033 FR France 0.034 LU Luxembourg 0.044 DE Germany 0.057
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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