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Gender inequality index — New Zealand

Gender inequality index in New Zealand in 2023 — 0.082 index. Ranked 30 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 65.4%.

2023 0.082 index +5.13% vs 2022
World rank 30of 172
Period maximum 0.237 index1990
Period minimum 0.078 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — New Zealand, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.237 index1991: 0.223 index1992: 0.214 index1993: 0.211 index1994: 0.206 index1995: 0.216 index1996: 0.213 index1997: 0.209 index1998: 0.199 index1999: 0.195 index2000: 0.181 index2001: 0.178 index2002: 0.17 index2003: 0.172 index2004: 0.183 index2005: 0.165 index2006: 0.173 index2007: 0.175 index2008: 0.174 index2009: 0.168 index2010: 0.165 index2011: 0.163 index2012: 0.155 index2013: 0.145 index2014: 0.141 index2015: 0.136 index2016: 0.126 index2017: 0.11 index2018: 0.103 index2019: 0.097 index2020: 0.085 index2021: 0.079 index2022: 0.078 index2023: 0.082 index
Change over the period: −0.155 (−65.4%) Average annual rate: -3.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

New Zealand 0.082 index
World 0.455 index
Australia and New Zealand computed 0.06 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.082 +0.004 +5.13%
2022 0.078 −0.001 −1.27%
2021 0.079 −0.006 −7.06%
2020 0.085 −0.012 −12.37%
2019 0.097 −0.006 −5.83%
2018 0.103 −0.007 −6.36%
2017 0.11 −0.016 −12.7%
2016 0.126 −0.01 −7.35%
2015 0.136 −0.005 −3.55%
2014 0.141 −0.004 −2.76%
2013 0.145 −0.01 −6.45%
2012 0.155 −0.008 −4.91%
2011 0.163 −0.002 −1.21%
2010 0.165 −0.003 −1.79%
2009 0.168 −0.006 −3.45%
2008 0.174 −0.001 −0.57%
2007 0.175 +0.002 +1.16%
2006 0.173 +0.008 +4.85%
2005 0.165 −0.018 −9.84%
2004 0.183 +0.011 +6.4%
2003 0.172 +0.002 +1.18%
2002 0.17 −0.008 −4.49%
2001 0.178 −0.003 −1.66%
2000 0.181 −0.014 −7.18%
1999 0.195 −0.004 −2.01%
1998 0.199 −0.01 −4.78%
1997 0.209 −0.004 −1.88%
1996 0.213 −0.003 −1.39%
1995 0.216 +0.01 +4.85%
1994 0.206 −0.005 −2.37%
1993 0.211 −0.003 −1.4%
1992 0.214 −0.009 −4.04%
1991 0.223 −0.014 −5.91%
1990 0.237 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 0.056 NZ New Zealand 0.082
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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