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Gender inequality index — Sao Tome and Principe

Gender inequality index in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 0.492 index. Ranked 130 in the world out of 172. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 17.7%.

2023 0.492 index −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 130of 172
Period maximum 0.649 index2007
Period minimum 0.468 index2021

Trend over time

1999–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–20230.450.50.550.60.651999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.598 index2000: 0.602 index2001: 0.602 index2002: 0.596 index2003: 0.591 index2004: 0.584 index2005: 0.579 index2006: 0.587 index2007: 0.649 index2008: 0.581 index2009: 0.583 index2010: 0.535 index2011: 0.54 index2012: 0.527 index2013: 0.521 index2014: 0.51 index2015: 0.502 index2016: 0.506 index2017: 0.491 index2018: 0.503 index2019: 0.497 index2020: 0.47 index2021: 0.468 index2022: 0.493 index2023: 0.492 index
Change over the period: −0.106 (−17.73%) Average annual rate: -0.81 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 0.492 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 — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.492 −0.001 −0.2%
2022 0.493 +0.025 +5.34%
2021 0.468 −0.002 −0.43%
2020 0.47 −0.027 −5.43%
2019 0.497 −0.006 −1.19%
2018 0.503 +0.012 +2.44%
2017 0.491 −0.015 −2.96%
2016 0.506 +0.004 +0.8%
2015 0.502 −0.008 −1.57%
2014 0.51 −0.011 −2.11%
2013 0.521 −0.006 −1.14%
2012 0.527 −0.013 −2.41%
2011 0.54 +0.005 +0.93%
2010 0.535 −0.048 −8.23%
2009 0.583 +0.002 +0.34%
2008 0.581 −0.068 −10.48%
2007 0.649 +0.062 +10.56%
2006 0.587 +0.008 +1.38%
2005 0.579 −0.005 −0.86%
2004 0.584 −0.007 −1.18%
2003 0.591 −0.005 −0.84%
2002 0.596 −0.006 −1%
2001 0.602 +0 +0%
2000 0.602 +0.004 +0.67%
1999 0.598 — —

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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