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Gender inequality index — Portugal

Gender inequality index in Portugal in 2023 — 0.076 index. Ranked 26 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 71.5%.

2023 0.076 index +4.11% vs 2022
World rank 26of 172
Period maximum 0.267 index1990
Period minimum 0.062 index2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Portugal, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.267 index1991: 0.26 index1992: 0.255 index1993: 0.241 index1994: 0.233 index1995: 0.228 index1996: 0.226 index1997: 0.225 index1998: 0.216 index1999: 0.19 index2000: 0.201 index2001: 0.187 index2002: 0.186 index2003: 0.179 index2004: 0.177 index2005: 0.165 index2006: 0.158 index2007: 0.137 index2008: 0.134 index2009: 0.132 index2010: 0.127 index2011: 0.12 index2012: 0.114 index2013: 0.099 index2014: 0.091 index2015: 0.083 index2016: 0.081 index2017: 0.083 index2018: 0.08 index2019: 0.077 index2020: 0.071 index2021: 0.062 index2022: 0.073 index2023: 0.076 index
Change over the period: −0.191 (−71.54%) Average annual rate: -3.74 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 0.076 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Southern Europe computed 0.058 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.076 +0.003 +4.11%
2022 0.073 +0.011 +17.74%
2021 0.062 −0.009 −12.68%
2020 0.071 −0.006 −7.79%
2019 0.077 −0.003 −3.75%
2018 0.08 −0.003 −3.61%
2017 0.083 +0.002 +2.47%
2016 0.081 −0.002 −2.41%
2015 0.083 −0.008 −8.79%
2014 0.091 −0.008 −8.08%
2013 0.099 −0.015 −13.16%
2012 0.114 −0.006 −5%
2011 0.12 −0.007 −5.51%
2010 0.127 −0.005 −3.79%
2009 0.132 −0.002 −1.49%
2008 0.134 −0.003 −2.19%
2007 0.137 −0.021 −13.29%
2006 0.158 −0.007 −4.24%
2005 0.165 −0.012 −6.78%
2004 0.177 −0.002 −1.12%
2003 0.179 −0.007 −3.76%
2002 0.186 −0.001 −0.53%
2001 0.187 −0.014 −6.97%
2000 0.201 +0.011 +5.79%
1999 0.19 −0.026 −12.04%
1998 0.216 −0.009 −4%
1997 0.225 −0.001 −0.44%
1996 0.226 −0.002 −0.88%
1995 0.228 −0.005 −2.15%
1994 0.233 −0.008 −3.32%
1993 0.241 −0.014 −5.49%
1992 0.255 −0.005 −1.92%
1991 0.26 −0.007 −2.62%
1990 0.267 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

SI Slovenia 0.042 IT Italy 0.043 ES Spain 0.043 HR Croatia 0.074 PT Portugal 0.076 GR Greece 0.103 AL Albania 0.107 MT Malta 0.111 MK North Macedonia 0.112 RS Serbia 0.117 ME Montenegro 0.121 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.157
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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