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Gender inequality index — Norway

Gender inequality index in Norway in 2023 — 0.004 index. Ranked 2 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 96.8%.

2023 0.004 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 2of 172
Period maximum 0.126 index1990
Period minimum 0.004 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Norway, 1990–202300.050.10.151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.126 index1991: 0.124 index1992: 0.121 index1993: 0.117 index1994: 0.113 index1995: 0.107 index1996: 0.105 index1997: 0.101 index1998: 0.099 index1999: 0.096 index2000: 0.096 index2001: 0.092 index2002: 0.083 index2003: 0.078 index2004: 0.07 index2005: 0.069 index2006: 0.073 index2007: 0.077 index2008: 0.079 index2009: 0.076 index2010: 0.07 index2011: 0.061 index2012: 0.054 index2013: 0.049 index2014: 0.045 index2015: 0.04 index2016: 0.034 index2017: 0.023 index2018: 0.018 index2019: 0.014 index2020: 0.009 index2021: 0.01 index2022: 0.004 index2023: 0.004 index
Change over the period: −0.122 (−96.83%) Average annual rate: -9.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 0.004 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.004 +0 +0%
2022 0.004 −0.006 −60%
2021 0.01 +0.001 +11.11%
2020 0.009 −0.005 −35.71%
2019 0.014 −0.004 −22.22%
2018 0.018 −0.005 −21.74%
2017 0.023 −0.011 −32.35%
2016 0.034 −0.006 −15%
2015 0.04 −0.005 −11.11%
2014 0.045 −0.004 −8.16%
2013 0.049 −0.005 −9.26%
2012 0.054 −0.007 −11.48%
2011 0.061 −0.009 −12.86%
2010 0.07 −0.006 −7.89%
2009 0.076 −0.003 −3.8%
2008 0.079 +0.002 +2.6%
2007 0.077 +0.004 +5.48%
2006 0.073 +0.004 +5.8%
2005 0.069 −0.001 −1.43%
2004 0.07 −0.008 −10.26%
2003 0.078 −0.005 −6.02%
2002 0.083 −0.009 −9.78%
2001 0.092 −0.004 −4.17%
2000 0.096 +0 +0%
1999 0.096 −0.003 −3.03%
1998 0.099 −0.002 −1.98%
1997 0.101 −0.004 −3.81%
1996 0.105 −0.002 −1.87%
1995 0.107 −0.006 −5.31%
1994 0.113 −0.004 −3.42%
1993 0.117 −0.004 −3.31%
1992 0.121 −0.003 −2.42%
1991 0.124 −0.002 −1.59%
1990 0.126 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
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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