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Gender inequality index — Nigeria

Gender inequality index in Nigeria in 2023 — 0.677 index. Ranked 171 in the world out of 172. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 3.7%.

2023 0.677 index +0.89% vs 2022
World rank 171of 172
Period maximum 0.703 index2003
Period minimum 0.67 index2010

Trend over time

2003–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Nigeria, 2003–20230.670.680.690.70.71200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 0.703 index2004: 0.699 index2005: 0.686 index2006: 0.684 index2007: 0.672 index2008: 0.672 index2009: 0.672 index2010: 0.67 index2011: 0.675 index2012: 0.676 index2013: 0.677 index2014: 0.677 index2015: 0.681 index2016: 0.679 index2017: 0.675 index2018: 0.672 index2019: 0.69 index2020: 0.679 index2021: 0.673 index2022: 0.671 index2023: 0.677 index
Change over the period: −0.026 (−3.7%) Average annual rate: -0.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nigeria 0.677 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.677 +0.006 +0.89%
2022 0.671 −0.002 −0.3%
2021 0.673 −0.006 −0.88%
2020 0.679 −0.011 −1.59%
2019 0.69 +0.018 +2.68%
2018 0.672 −0.003 −0.44%
2017 0.675 −0.004 −0.59%
2016 0.679 −0.002 −0.29%
2015 0.681 +0.004 +0.59%
2014 0.677 +0 +0%
2013 0.677 +0.001 +0.15%
2012 0.676 +0.001 +0.15%
2011 0.675 +0.005 +0.75%
2010 0.67 −0.002 −0.3%
2009 0.672 +0 +0%
2008 0.672 +0 +0%
2007 0.672 −0.012 −1.75%
2006 0.684 −0.002 −0.29%
2005 0.686 −0.013 −1.86%
2004 0.699 −0.004 −0.57%
2003 0.703 — —

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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