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Gender inequality index — Panama

Gender inequality index in Panama in 2023 — 0.374 index. Ranked 94 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.6%.

2023 0.374 index −1.58% vs 2022
World rank 94of 172
Period maximum 0.539 index1990
Period minimum 0.374 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Panama, 1990–20230.350.40.450.50.551990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.539 index1991: 0.519 index1992: 0.517 index1993: 0.513 index1994: 0.509 index1995: 0.506 index1996: 0.498 index1997: 0.498 index1998: 0.496 index1999: 0.494 index2000: 0.495 index2001: 0.494 index2002: 0.48 index2003: 0.479 index2004: 0.451 index2005: 0.439 index2006: 0.442 index2007: 0.44 index2008: 0.442 index2009: 0.48 index2010: 0.482 index2011: 0.482 index2012: 0.479 index2013: 0.475 index2014: 0.424 index2015: 0.419 index2016: 0.416 index2017: 0.412 index2018: 0.404 index2019: 0.392 index2020: 0.377 index2021: 0.381 index2022: 0.38 index2023: 0.374 index
Change over the period: −0.165 (−30.61%) Average annual rate: -1.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Panama 0.374 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.374 −0.006 −1.58%
2022 0.38 −0.001 −0.26%
2021 0.381 +0.004 +1.06%
2020 0.377 −0.015 −3.83%
2019 0.392 −0.012 −2.97%
2018 0.404 −0.008 −1.94%
2017 0.412 −0.004 −0.96%
2016 0.416 −0.003 −0.72%
2015 0.419 −0.005 −1.18%
2014 0.424 −0.051 −10.74%
2013 0.475 −0.004 −0.84%
2012 0.479 −0.003 −0.62%
2011 0.482 +0 +0%
2010 0.482 +0.002 +0.42%
2009 0.48 +0.038 +8.6%
2008 0.442 +0.002 +0.45%
2007 0.44 −0.002 −0.45%
2006 0.442 +0.003 +0.68%
2005 0.439 −0.012 −2.66%
2004 0.451 −0.028 −5.85%
2003 0.479 −0.001 −0.21%
2002 0.48 −0.014 −2.83%
2001 0.494 −0.001 −0.2%
2000 0.495 +0.001 +0.2%
1999 0.494 −0.002 −0.4%
1998 0.496 −0.002 −0.4%
1997 0.498 +0 +0%
1996 0.498 −0.008 −1.58%
1995 0.506 −0.003 −0.59%
1994 0.509 −0.004 −0.78%
1993 0.513 −0.004 −0.77%
1992 0.517 −0.002 −0.39%
1991 0.519 −0.02 −3.71%
1990 0.539 — —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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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