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Gender inequality index — Paraguay

Gender inequality index in Paraguay in 2023 — 0.412 index. Ranked 104 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 32.1%.

2023 0.412 index −4.41% vs 2022
World rank 104of 172
Period maximum 0.607 index1990
Period minimum 0.412 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Paraguay, 1990–20230.40.450.50.550.60.651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.607 index1991: 0.607 index1992: 0.603 index1993: 0.599 index1994: 0.596 index1995: 0.581 index1996: 0.578 index1997: 0.577 index1998: 0.579 index1999: 0.557 index2000: 0.544 index2001: 0.541 index2002: 0.531 index2003: 0.528 index2004: 0.515 index2005: 0.516 index2006: 0.513 index2007: 0.499 index2008: 0.489 index2009: 0.484 index2010: 0.483 index2011: 0.479 index2012: 0.463 index2013: 0.443 index2014: 0.449 index2015: 0.452 index2016: 0.44 index2017: 0.441 index2018: 0.44 index2019: 0.436 index2020: 0.435 index2021: 0.432 index2022: 0.431 index2023: 0.412 index
Change over the period: −0.195 (−32.13%) Average annual rate: -1.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 0.412 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
South America computed 0.367 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.412 −0.019 −4.41%
2022 0.431 −0.001 −0.23%
2021 0.432 −0.003 −0.69%
2020 0.435 −0.001 −0.23%
2019 0.436 −0.004 −0.91%
2018 0.44 −0.001 −0.23%
2017 0.441 +0.001 +0.23%
2016 0.44 −0.012 −2.65%
2015 0.452 +0.003 +0.67%
2014 0.449 +0.006 +1.35%
2013 0.443 −0.02 −4.32%
2012 0.463 −0.016 −3.34%
2011 0.479 −0.004 −0.83%
2010 0.483 −0.001 −0.21%
2009 0.484 −0.005 −1.02%
2008 0.489 −0.01 −2%
2007 0.499 −0.014 −2.73%
2006 0.513 −0.003 −0.58%
2005 0.516 +0.001 +0.19%
2004 0.515 −0.013 −2.46%
2003 0.528 −0.003 −0.56%
2002 0.531 −0.01 −1.85%
2001 0.541 −0.003 −0.55%
2000 0.544 −0.013 −2.33%
1999 0.557 −0.022 −3.8%
1998 0.579 +0.002 +0.35%
1997 0.577 −0.001 −0.17%
1996 0.578 −0.003 −0.52%
1995 0.581 −0.015 −2.52%
1994 0.596 −0.003 −0.5%
1993 0.599 −0.004 −0.66%
1992 0.603 −0.004 −0.66%
1991 0.607 +0 +0%
1990 0.607 — —

South America, 2023

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

CL Chile 0.102 UY Uruguay 0.218 AR Argentina 0.264 PE Peru 0.34 EC Ecuador 0.358 BR Brazil 0.39 SR Suriname 0.391 CO Colombia 0.393 PY Paraguay 0.412 BO Bolivia 0.419 GY Guyana 0.427 VE Venezuela 0.512
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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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