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Gender inequality index — Nicaragua

Gender inequality index in Nicaragua in 2023 — 0.408 index. Ranked 103 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.7%.

2023 0.408 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 103of 172
Period maximum 0.625 index1990
Period minimum 0.408 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Nicaragua, 1990–20230.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.625 index1991: 0.62 index1992: 0.62 index1993: 0.617 index1994: 0.616 index1995: 0.613 index1996: 0.608 index1997: 0.6 index1998: 0.599 index1999: 0.597 index2000: 0.569 index2001: 0.573 index2002: 0.526 index2003: 0.521 index2004: 0.524 index2005: 0.521 index2006: 0.528 index2007: 0.515 index2008: 0.506 index2009: 0.488 index2010: 0.478 index2011: 0.434 index2012: 0.426 index2013: 0.425 index2014: 0.431 index2015: 0.431 index2016: 0.424 index2017: 0.424 index2018: 0.423 index2019: 0.421 index2020: 0.418 index2021: 0.412 index2022: 0.408 index2023: 0.408 index
Change over the period: −0.217 (−34.72%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 0.408 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.408 +0 +0%
2022 0.408 −0.004 −0.97%
2021 0.412 −0.006 −1.44%
2020 0.418 −0.003 −0.71%
2019 0.421 −0.002 −0.47%
2018 0.423 −0.001 −0.24%
2017 0.424 +0 +0%
2016 0.424 −0.007 −1.62%
2015 0.431 +0 +0%
2014 0.431 +0.006 +1.41%
2013 0.425 −0.001 −0.23%
2012 0.426 −0.008 −1.84%
2011 0.434 −0.044 −9.21%
2010 0.478 −0.01 −2.05%
2009 0.488 −0.018 −3.56%
2008 0.506 −0.009 −1.75%
2007 0.515 −0.013 −2.46%
2006 0.528 +0.007 +1.34%
2005 0.521 −0.003 −0.57%
2004 0.524 +0.003 +0.58%
2003 0.521 −0.005 −0.95%
2002 0.526 −0.047 −8.2%
2001 0.573 +0.004 +0.7%
2000 0.569 −0.028 −4.69%
1999 0.597 −0.002 −0.33%
1998 0.599 −0.001 −0.17%
1997 0.6 −0.008 −1.32%
1996 0.608 −0.005 −0.82%
1995 0.613 −0.003 −0.49%
1994 0.616 −0.001 −0.16%
1993 0.617 −0.003 −0.48%
1992 0.62 +0 +0%
1991 0.62 −0.005 −0.8%
1990 0.625 — —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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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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