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Gender inequality index — OECD

Gender inequality index in the OECD in 2023 — 0.136 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 51.8%.

2023 0.136 index −2.49% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.282 index1990
Period minimum 0.136 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — OECD, 1990–20230.10.150.20.250.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.282 index1991: 0.278 index1992: 0.275 index1993: 0.273 index1994: 0.267 index1995: 0.264 index1996: 0.26 index1997: 0.257 index1998: 0.253 index1999: 0.247 index2000: 0.243 index2001: 0.238 index2002: 0.245 index2003: 0.239 index2004: 0.233 index2005: 0.23 index2006: 0.226 index2007: 0.221 index2008: 0.22 index2009: 0.216 index2010: 0.209 index2011: 0.204 index2012: 0.197 index2013: 0.192 index2014: 0.186 index2015: 0.181 index2016: 0.176 index2017: 0.171 index2018: 0.161 index2019: 0.156 index2020: 0.151 index2021: 0.145 index2022: 0.14 index2023: 0.136 index
Change over the period: −0.146 (−51.83%) Average annual rate: -2.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 0.136 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.136 −0.003 −2.49%
2022 0.14 −0.005 −3.5%
2021 0.145 −0.007 −4.4%
2020 0.151 −0.005 −3.32%
2019 0.156 −0.005 −3.03%
2018 0.161 −0.01 −5.59%
2017 0.171 −0.005 −2.96%
2016 0.176 −0.005 −2.61%
2015 0.181 −0.006 −3.03%
2014 0.186 −0.006 −2.9%
2013 0.192 −0.005 −2.76%
2012 0.197 −0.006 −3.09%
2011 0.204 −0.006 −2.7%
2010 0.209 −0.007 −3.03%
2009 0.216 −0.004 −1.76%
2008 0.22 −0.001 −0.52%
2007 0.221 −0.005 −2.39%
2006 0.226 −0.004 −1.53%
2005 0.23 −0.003 −1.45%
2004 0.233 −0.006 −2.45%
2003 0.239 −0.006 −2.43%
2002 0.245 +0.007 +2.85%
2001 0.238 −0.004 −1.79%
2000 0.243 −0.004 −1.58%
1999 0.247 −0.007 −2.68%
1998 0.253 −0.003 −1.26%
1997 0.257 −0.003 −1.15%
1996 0.26 −0.004 −1.53%
1995 0.264 −0.004 −1.37%
1994 0.267 −0.006 −2.03%
1993 0.273 −0.002 −0.79%
1992 0.275 −0.003 −1.17%
1991 0.278 −0.004 −1.49%
1990 0.282 — —

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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