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Gender inequality index — Pakistan

Gender inequality index in Pakistan in 2023 — 0.536 index. Ranked 145 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33%.

2023 0.536 index −0.37% vs 2022
World rank 145of 172
Period maximum 0.8 index1990
Period minimum 0.536 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Pakistan, 1990–20230.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.8 index1991: 0.785 index1992: 0.787 index1993: 0.786 index1994: 0.783 index1995: 0.789 index1996: 0.782 index1997: 0.773 index1998: 0.778 index1999: 0.772 index2000: 0.768 index2001: 0.763 index2002: 0.758 index2003: 0.657 index2004: 0.648 index2005: 0.644 index2006: 0.623 index2007: 0.618 index2008: 0.608 index2009: 0.603 index2010: 0.595 index2011: 0.59 index2012: 0.583 index2013: 0.576 index2014: 0.572 index2015: 0.563 index2016: 0.563 index2017: 0.559 index2018: 0.563 index2019: 0.555 index2020: 0.544 index2021: 0.541 index2022: 0.538 index2023: 0.536 index
Change over the period: −0.264 (−33%) Average annual rate: -1.21 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 0.536 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.536 −0.002 −0.37%
2022 0.538 −0.003 −0.55%
2021 0.541 −0.003 −0.55%
2020 0.544 −0.011 −1.98%
2019 0.555 −0.008 −1.42%
2018 0.563 +0.004 +0.72%
2017 0.559 −0.004 −0.71%
2016 0.563 +0 +0%
2015 0.563 −0.009 −1.57%
2014 0.572 −0.004 −0.69%
2013 0.576 −0.007 −1.2%
2012 0.583 −0.007 −1.19%
2011 0.59 −0.005 −0.84%
2010 0.595 −0.008 −1.33%
2009 0.603 −0.005 −0.82%
2008 0.608 −0.01 −1.62%
2007 0.618 −0.005 −0.8%
2006 0.623 −0.021 −3.26%
2005 0.644 −0.004 −0.62%
2004 0.648 −0.009 −1.37%
2003 0.657 −0.101 −13.32%
2002 0.758 −0.005 −0.66%
2001 0.763 −0.005 −0.65%
2000 0.768 −0.004 −0.52%
1999 0.772 −0.006 −0.77%
1998 0.778 +0.005 +0.65%
1997 0.773 −0.009 −1.15%
1996 0.782 −0.007 −0.89%
1995 0.789 +0.006 +0.77%
1994 0.783 −0.003 −0.38%
1993 0.786 −0.001 −0.13%
1992 0.787 +0.002 +0.25%
1991 0.785 −0.015 −1.88%
1990 0.8 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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