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Gender inequality index — Peru

Gender inequality index in Peru in 2023 — 0.34 index. Ranked 83 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 40.2%.

2023 0.34 index −0.29% vs 2022
World rank 83of 172
Period maximum 0.602 index1993
Period minimum 0.34 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Peru, 1990–20230.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.569 index1991: 0.576 index1992: 0.579 index1993: 0.602 index1994: 0.571 index1995: 0.564 index1996: 0.546 index1997: 0.534 index1998: 0.525 index1999: 0.505 index2000: 0.497 index2001: 0.459 index2002: 0.454 index2003: 0.45 index2004: 0.452 index2005: 0.448 index2006: 0.414 index2007: 0.41 index2008: 0.406 index2009: 0.403 index2010: 0.396 index2011: 0.408 index2012: 0.405 index2013: 0.404 index2014: 0.393 index2015: 0.391 index2016: 0.37 index2017: 0.365 index2018: 0.365 index2019: 0.367 index2020: 0.373 index2021: 0.342 index2022: 0.341 index2023: 0.34 index
Change over the period: −0.229 (−40.25%) Average annual rate: -1.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Peru 0.34 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 — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.34 −0.001 −0.29%
2022 0.341 −0.001 −0.29%
2021 0.342 −0.031 −8.31%
2020 0.373 +0.006 +1.63%
2019 0.367 +0.002 +0.55%
2018 0.365 +0 +0%
2017 0.365 −0.005 −1.35%
2016 0.37 −0.021 −5.37%
2015 0.391 −0.002 −0.51%
2014 0.393 −0.011 −2.72%
2013 0.404 −0.001 −0.25%
2012 0.405 −0.003 −0.74%
2011 0.408 +0.012 +3.03%
2010 0.396 −0.007 −1.74%
2009 0.403 −0.003 −0.74%
2008 0.406 −0.004 −0.98%
2007 0.41 −0.004 −0.97%
2006 0.414 −0.034 −7.59%
2005 0.448 −0.004 −0.88%
2004 0.452 +0.002 +0.44%
2003 0.45 −0.004 −0.88%
2002 0.454 −0.005 −1.09%
2001 0.459 −0.038 −7.65%
2000 0.497 −0.008 −1.58%
1999 0.505 −0.02 −3.81%
1998 0.525 −0.009 −1.69%
1997 0.534 −0.012 −2.2%
1996 0.546 −0.018 −3.19%
1995 0.564 −0.007 −1.23%
1994 0.571 −0.031 −5.15%
1993 0.602 +0.023 +3.97%
1992 0.579 +0.003 +0.52%
1991 0.576 +0.007 +1.23%
1990 0.569 — —

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
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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