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Gender inequality index — Poland

Gender inequality index in Poland in 2023 — 0.081 index. Ranked 29 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 72.4%.

2023 0.081 index +1.25% vs 2022
World rank 29of 172
Period maximum 0.294 index1990
Period minimum 0.08 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Poland, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.294 index1991: 0.292 index1992: 0.271 index1993: 0.261 index1994: 0.253 index1995: 0.232 index1996: 0.221 index1997: 0.216 index1998: 0.211 index1999: 0.205 index2000: 0.203 index2001: 0.165 index2002: 0.163 index2003: 0.16 index2004: 0.157 index2005: 0.16 index2006: 0.16 index2007: 0.166 index2008: 0.172 index2009: 0.173 index2010: 0.17 index2011: 0.152 index2012: 0.151 index2013: 0.149 index2014: 0.144 index2015: 0.133 index2016: 0.131 index2017: 0.125 index2018: 0.119 index2019: 0.108 index2020: 0.099 index2021: 0.087 index2022: 0.08 index2023: 0.081 index
Change over the period: −0.213 (−72.45%) Average annual rate: -3.83 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Poland 0.081 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Eastern Europe computed 0.156 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.081 +0.001 +1.25%
2022 0.08 −0.007 −8.05%
2021 0.087 −0.012 −12.12%
2020 0.099 −0.009 −8.33%
2019 0.108 −0.011 −9.24%
2018 0.119 −0.006 −4.8%
2017 0.125 −0.006 −4.58%
2016 0.131 −0.002 −1.5%
2015 0.133 −0.011 −7.64%
2014 0.144 −0.005 −3.36%
2013 0.149 −0.002 −1.32%
2012 0.151 −0.001 −0.66%
2011 0.152 −0.018 −10.59%
2010 0.17 −0.003 −1.73%
2009 0.173 +0.001 +0.58%
2008 0.172 +0.006 +3.61%
2007 0.166 +0.006 +3.75%
2006 0.16 +0 +0%
2005 0.16 +0.003 +1.91%
2004 0.157 −0.003 −1.88%
2003 0.16 −0.003 −1.84%
2002 0.163 −0.002 −1.21%
2001 0.165 −0.038 −18.72%
2000 0.203 −0.002 −0.98%
1999 0.205 −0.006 −2.84%
1998 0.211 −0.005 −2.31%
1997 0.216 −0.005 −2.26%
1996 0.221 −0.011 −4.74%
1995 0.232 −0.021 −8.3%
1994 0.253 −0.008 −3.07%
1993 0.261 −0.01 −3.69%
1992 0.271 −0.021 −7.19%
1991 0.292 −0.002 −0.68%
1990 0.294 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

BY Belarus 0.08 PL Poland 0.081 CZ Czechia 0.088 MD Moldova 0.146 RU Russia 0.169 SK Slovakia 0.176 BG Bulgaria 0.208 HU Hungary 0.213 RO Romania 0.227
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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