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Gender inequality index — Romania

Gender inequality index in Romania in 2023 — 0.227 index. Ranked 59 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 56.3%.

2023 0.227 index +0.44% vs 2022
World rank 59of 172
Period maximum 0.519 index1990
Period minimum 0.223 index2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Romania, 1990–20230.20.30.40.50.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.519 index1991: 0.507 index1992: 0.501 index1993: 0.482 index1994: 0.471 index1995: 0.464 index1996: 0.464 index1997: 0.453 index1998: 0.447 index1999: 0.44 index2000: 0.428 index2001: 0.384 index2002: 0.38 index2003: 0.386 index2004: 0.374 index2005: 0.364 index2006: 0.354 index2007: 0.35 index2008: 0.353 index2009: 0.346 index2010: 0.342 index2011: 0.321 index2012: 0.305 index2013: 0.297 index2014: 0.293 index2015: 0.29 index2016: 0.297 index2017: 0.252 index2018: 0.241 index2019: 0.228 index2020: 0.223 index2021: 0.229 index2022: 0.226 index2023: 0.227 index
Change over the period: −0.292 (−56.26%) Average annual rate: -2.47 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Romania 0.227 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 — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.227 +0.001 +0.44%
2022 0.226 −0.003 −1.31%
2021 0.229 +0.006 +2.69%
2020 0.223 −0.005 −2.19%
2019 0.228 −0.013 −5.39%
2018 0.241 −0.011 −4.37%
2017 0.252 −0.045 −15.15%
2016 0.297 +0.007 +2.41%
2015 0.29 −0.003 −1.02%
2014 0.293 −0.004 −1.35%
2013 0.297 −0.008 −2.62%
2012 0.305 −0.016 −4.98%
2011 0.321 −0.021 −6.14%
2010 0.342 −0.004 −1.16%
2009 0.346 −0.007 −1.98%
2008 0.353 +0.003 +0.86%
2007 0.35 −0.004 −1.13%
2006 0.354 −0.01 −2.75%
2005 0.364 −0.01 −2.67%
2004 0.374 −0.012 −3.11%
2003 0.386 +0.006 +1.58%
2002 0.38 −0.004 −1.04%
2001 0.384 −0.044 −10.28%
2000 0.428 −0.012 −2.73%
1999 0.44 −0.007 −1.57%
1998 0.447 −0.006 −1.32%
1997 0.453 −0.011 −2.37%
1996 0.464 +0 +0%
1995 0.464 −0.007 −1.49%
1994 0.471 −0.011 −2.28%
1993 0.482 −0.019 −3.79%
1992 0.501 −0.006 −1.18%
1991 0.507 −0.012 −2.31%
1990 0.519 — —

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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