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Gender inequality index — Niger

Gender inequality index in Niger in 2023 — 0.591 index. Ranked 160 in the world out of 172. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.3%.

2023 0.591 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 160of 172
Period maximum 0.813 index2000
Period minimum 0.591 index2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Niger, 2000–20230.50.60.70.80.92000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.813 index2001: 0.812 index2002: 0.81 index2003: 0.808 index2004: 0.726 index2005: 0.724 index2006: 0.715 index2007: 0.707 index2008: 0.699 index2009: 0.701 index2010: 0.692 index2011: 0.669 index2012: 0.72 index2013: 0.682 index2014: 0.664 index2015: 0.659 index2016: 0.657 index2017: 0.666 index2018: 0.636 index2019: 0.625 index2020: 0.622 index2021: 0.596 index2022: 0.591 index2023: 0.591 index
Change over the period: −0.222 (−27.31%) Average annual rate: -1.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 0.591 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.591 +0 +0%
2022 0.591 −0.005 −0.84%
2021 0.596 −0.026 −4.18%
2020 0.622 −0.003 −0.48%
2019 0.625 −0.011 −1.73%
2018 0.636 −0.03 −4.5%
2017 0.666 +0.009 +1.37%
2016 0.657 −0.002 −0.3%
2015 0.659 −0.005 −0.75%
2014 0.664 −0.018 −2.64%
2013 0.682 −0.038 −5.28%
2012 0.72 +0.051 +7.62%
2011 0.669 −0.023 −3.32%
2010 0.692 −0.009 −1.28%
2009 0.701 +0.002 +0.29%
2008 0.699 −0.008 −1.13%
2007 0.707 −0.008 −1.12%
2006 0.715 −0.009 −1.24%
2005 0.724 −0.002 −0.28%
2004 0.726 −0.082 −10.15%
2003 0.808 −0.002 −0.25%
2002 0.81 −0.002 −0.25%
2001 0.812 −0.001 −0.12%
2000 0.813 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 0.298 SN Senegal 0.49 GH Ghana 0.514 BF Burkina Faso 0.555 TG Togo 0.564 SL Sierra Leone 0.566 BJ Benin 0.573 GM Gambia 0.578 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.589 NE Niger 0.591 MR Mauritania 0.603 GN Guinea 0.609 ML Mali 0.612 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.632 LR Liberia 0.646 NG Nigeria 0.677
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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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