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Gender inequality index — Saudi Arabia

Gender inequality index in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 0.228 index. Ranked 61 in the world out of 172. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 70.8%.

2023 0.228 index +4.11% vs 2022
World rank 61of 172
Period maximum 0.78 index2003
Period minimum 0.219 index2022

Trend over time

2003–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Saudi Arabia, 2003–202300.20.40.60.8200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 0.78 index2004: 0.771 index2005: 0.766 index2006: 0.763 index2007: 0.765 index2008: 0.762 index2009: 0.763 index2010: 0.754 index2011: 0.751 index2012: 0.749 index2013: 0.309 index2014: 0.308 index2015: 0.301 index2016: 0.297 index2017: 0.309 index2018: 0.298 index2019: 0.283 index2020: 0.245 index2021: 0.22 index2022: 0.219 index2023: 0.228 index
Change over the period: −0.552 (−70.77%) Average annual rate: -5.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 0.228 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.228 +0.009 +4.11%
2022 0.219 −0.001 −0.45%
2021 0.22 −0.025 −10.2%
2020 0.245 −0.038 −13.43%
2019 0.283 −0.015 −5.03%
2018 0.298 −0.011 −3.56%
2017 0.309 +0.012 +4.04%
2016 0.297 −0.004 −1.33%
2015 0.301 −0.007 −2.27%
2014 0.308 −0.001 −0.32%
2013 0.309 −0.44 −58.74%
2012 0.749 −0.002 −0.27%
2011 0.751 −0.003 −0.4%
2010 0.754 −0.009 −1.18%
2009 0.763 +0.001 +0.13%
2008 0.762 −0.003 −0.39%
2007 0.765 +0.002 +0.26%
2006 0.763 −0.003 −0.39%
2005 0.766 −0.005 −0.65%
2004 0.771 −0.009 −1.15%
2003 0.78 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

AE United Arab Emirates 0.04 IL Israel 0.08 BH Bahrain 0.165 AM Armenia 0.18 KW Kuwait 0.188 QA Qatar 0.195 OM Oman 0.222 TR Türkiye 0.227 SA Saudi Arabia 0.228 CY Cyprus 0.252 GE Georgia 0.257 AZ Azerbaijan 0.315 LB Lebanon 0.36 JO Jordan 0.433 SY Syria 0.49 IQ Iraq 0.558 YE Yemen 0.838
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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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