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Gender inequality index — Republic of the Congo

Gender inequality index in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.565 index. Ranked 151 in the world out of 172. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 9.3%.

2023 0.565 index −2.25% vs 2022
World rank 151of 172
Period maximum 0.633 index2012
Period minimum 0.565 index2023

Trend over time

2005–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Republic of the Congo, 2005–20230.560.580.60.620.6420052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.623 index2006: 0.622 index2007: 0.621 index2008: 0.617 index2009: 0.616 index2010: 0.621 index2011: 0.625 index2012: 0.633 index2013: 0.626 index2014: 0.618 index2015: 0.615 index2016: 0.614 index2017: 0.607 index2018: 0.608 index2019: 0.593 index2020: 0.589 index2021: 0.588 index2022: 0.578 index2023: 0.565 index
Change over the period: −0.058 (−9.31%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 0.565 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Middle Africa computed 0.585 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.565 −0.013 −2.25%
2022 0.578 −0.01 −1.7%
2021 0.588 −0.001 −0.17%
2020 0.589 −0.004 −0.67%
2019 0.593 −0.015 −2.47%
2018 0.608 +0.001 +0.16%
2017 0.607 −0.007 −1.14%
2016 0.614 −0.001 −0.16%
2015 0.615 −0.003 −0.49%
2014 0.618 −0.008 −1.28%
2013 0.626 −0.007 −1.11%
2012 0.633 +0.008 +1.28%
2011 0.625 +0.004 +0.64%
2010 0.621 +0.005 +0.81%
2009 0.616 −0.001 −0.16%
2008 0.617 −0.004 −0.64%
2007 0.621 −0.001 −0.16%
2006 0.622 −0.001 −0.16%
2005 0.623 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.492 GA Gabon 0.505 AO Angola 0.515 CM Cameroon 0.558 CG Republic of the Congo 0.565 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.604 TD Chad 0.67
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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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