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Gender inequality index — Rwanda

Gender inequality index in Rwanda in 2023 — 0.394 index. Ranked 99 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 34.1%.

2023 0.394 index −1.01% vs 2022
World rank 99of 172
Period maximum 0.598 index1995
Period minimum 0.394 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Rwanda, 1995–20230.30.40.50.619951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.598 index1996: 0.598 index1997: 0.595 index1998: 0.591 index1999: 0.586 index2000: 0.561 index2001: 0.552 index2002: 0.543 index2003: 0.499 index2004: 0.486 index2005: 0.476 index2006: 0.467 index2007: 0.465 index2008: 0.456 index2009: 0.452 index2010: 0.451 index2011: 0.446 index2012: 0.436 index2013: 0.427 index2014: 0.42 index2015: 0.42 index2016: 0.413 index2017: 0.41 index2018: 0.411 index2019: 0.408 index2020: 0.398 index2021: 0.397 index2022: 0.398 index2023: 0.394 index
Change over the period: −0.204 (−34.11%) Average annual rate: -1.48 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Rwanda 0.394 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.394 −0.004 −1.01%
2022 0.398 +0.001 +0.25%
2021 0.397 −0.001 −0.25%
2020 0.398 −0.01 −2.45%
2019 0.408 −0.003 −0.73%
2018 0.411 +0.001 +0.24%
2017 0.41 −0.003 −0.73%
2016 0.413 −0.007 −1.67%
2015 0.42 +0 +0%
2014 0.42 −0.007 −1.64%
2013 0.427 −0.009 −2.06%
2012 0.436 −0.01 −2.24%
2011 0.446 −0.005 −1.11%
2010 0.451 −0.001 −0.22%
2009 0.452 −0.004 −0.88%
2008 0.456 −0.009 −1.94%
2007 0.465 −0.002 −0.43%
2006 0.467 −0.009 −1.89%
2005 0.476 −0.01 −2.06%
2004 0.486 −0.013 −2.61%
2003 0.499 −0.044 −8.1%
2002 0.543 −0.009 −1.63%
2001 0.552 −0.009 −1.6%
2000 0.561 −0.025 −4.27%
1999 0.586 −0.005 −0.85%
1998 0.591 −0.004 −0.67%
1997 0.595 −0.003 −0.5%
1996 0.598 +0 +0%
1995 0.598 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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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