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Gender inequality index — Sierra Leone

Gender inequality index in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 0.566 index. Ranked 152 in the world out of 172. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 15%.

2023 0.566 index −7.36% vs 2022
World rank 152of 172
Period maximum 0.666 index2003
Period minimum 0.566 index2023

Trend over time

2003–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sierra Leone, 2003–20230.550.60.650.7200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 0.666 index2004: 0.663 index2005: 0.663 index2006: 0.663 index2007: 0.665 index2008: 0.663 index2009: 0.658 index2010: 0.652 index2011: 0.646 index2012: 0.643 index2013: 0.639 index2014: 0.637 index2015: 0.632 index2016: 0.622 index2017: 0.622 index2018: 0.615 index2019: 0.612 index2020: 0.613 index2021: 0.612 index2022: 0.611 index2023: 0.566 index
Change over the period: −0.1 (−15.02%) Average annual rate: -0.81 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 0.566 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.566 −0.045 −7.36%
2022 0.611 −0.001 −0.16%
2021 0.612 −0.001 −0.16%
2020 0.613 +0.001 +0.16%
2019 0.612 −0.003 −0.49%
2018 0.615 −0.007 −1.13%
2017 0.622 +0 +0%
2016 0.622 −0.01 −1.58%
2015 0.632 −0.005 −0.78%
2014 0.637 −0.002 −0.31%
2013 0.639 −0.004 −0.62%
2012 0.643 −0.003 −0.46%
2011 0.646 −0.006 −0.92%
2010 0.652 −0.006 −0.91%
2009 0.658 −0.005 −0.75%
2008 0.663 −0.002 −0.3%
2007 0.665 +0.002 +0.3%
2006 0.663 +0 +0%
2005 0.663 +0 +0%
2004 0.663 −0.003 −0.45%
2003 0.666 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 0.298 SN Senegal 0.49 GH Ghana 0.514 BF Burkina Faso 0.555 TG Togo 0.564 SL Sierra Leone 0.566 BJ Benin 0.573 GM Gambia 0.578 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.589 NE Niger 0.591 MR Mauritania 0.603 GN Guinea 0.609 ML Mali 0.612 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.632 LR Liberia 0.646 NG Nigeria 0.677
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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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