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Gender inequality index — OPEC

Gender inequality index in OPEC in 2023 — 0.544 index. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 15.6%.

2023 0.544 index +0.54% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.644 index1995
Period minimum 0.536 index2018

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — OPEC, 1995–20230.50.550.60.6519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.644 index1996: 0.636 index1997: 0.624 index1998: 0.613 index1999: 0.598 index2000: 0.593 index2001: 0.588 index2002: 0.571 index2003: 0.639 index2004: 0.634 index2005: 0.619 index2006: 0.607 index2007: 0.599 index2008: 0.606 index2009: 0.606 index2010: 0.597 index2011: 0.6 index2012: 0.586 index2013: 0.56 index2014: 0.558 index2015: 0.556 index2016: 0.542 index2017: 0.54 index2018: 0.536 index2019: 0.544 index2020: 0.541 index2021: 0.545 index2022: 0.541 index2023: 0.544 index
Change over the period: −0.1 (−15.59%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 0.544 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.544 +0.003 +0.54%
2022 0.541 −0.004 −0.66%
2021 0.545 +0.003 +0.64%
2020 0.541 −0.003 −0.53%
2019 0.544 +0.008 +1.52%
2018 0.536 −0.004 −0.73%
2017 0.54 −0.002 −0.34%
2016 0.542 −0.015 −2.62%
2015 0.556 −0.001 −0.26%
2014 0.558 −0.002 −0.44%
2013 0.56 −0.026 −4.46%
2012 0.586 −0.014 −2.28%
2011 0.6 +0.003 +0.54%
2010 0.597 −0.009 −1.45%
2009 0.606 −0 −0.07%
2008 0.606 +0.007 +1.22%
2007 0.599 −0.008 −1.33%
2006 0.607 −0.012 −1.94%
2005 0.619 −0.015 −2.39%
2004 0.634 −0.005 −0.81%
2003 0.639 +0.068 +11.88%
2002 0.571 −0.016 −2.78%
2001 0.588 −0.006 −0.96%
2000 0.593 −0.004 −0.74%
1999 0.598 −0.015 −2.52%
1998 0.613 −0.01 −1.66%
1997 0.624 −0.012 −1.93%
1996 0.636 −0.009 −1.32%
1995 0.644 — —

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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