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Gender inequality index — Singapore

Gender inequality index in Singapore in 2023 — 0.031 index. Ranked 8 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 88%.

2023 0.031 index −3.13% vs 2022
World rank 8of 172
Period maximum 0.265 index1993
Period minimum 0.03 index2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Singapore, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.258 index1991: 0.257 index1992: 0.262 index1993: 0.265 index1994: 0.263 index1995: 0.252 index1996: 0.261 index1997: 0.254 index1998: 0.256 index1999: 0.264 index2000: 0.26 index2001: 0.189 index2002: 0.181 index2003: 0.15 index2004: 0.144 index2005: 0.137 index2006: 0.109 index2007: 0.098 index2008: 0.089 index2009: 0.082 index2010: 0.075 index2011: 0.075 index2012: 0.068 index2013: 0.06 index2014: 0.054 index2015: 0.05 index2016: 0.048 index2017: 0.049 index2018: 0.049 index2019: 0.047 index2020: 0.034 index2021: 0.03 index2022: 0.032 index2023: 0.031 index
Change over the period: −0.227 (−87.98%) Average annual rate: -6.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Singapore 0.031 index
World 0.455 index
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.37 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.031 −0.001 −3.13%
2022 0.032 +0.002 +6.67%
2021 0.03 −0.004 −11.76%
2020 0.034 −0.013 −27.66%
2019 0.047 −0.002 −4.08%
2018 0.049 +0 +0%
2017 0.049 +0.001 +2.08%
2016 0.048 −0.002 −4%
2015 0.05 −0.004 −7.41%
2014 0.054 −0.006 −10%
2013 0.06 −0.008 −11.76%
2012 0.068 −0.007 −9.33%
2011 0.075 +0 +0%
2010 0.075 −0.007 −8.54%
2009 0.082 −0.007 −7.87%
2008 0.089 −0.009 −9.18%
2007 0.098 −0.011 −10.09%
2006 0.109 −0.028 −20.44%
2005 0.137 −0.007 −4.86%
2004 0.144 −0.006 −4%
2003 0.15 −0.031 −17.13%
2002 0.181 −0.008 −4.23%
2001 0.189 −0.071 −27.31%
2000 0.26 −0.004 −1.52%
1999 0.264 +0.008 +3.13%
1998 0.256 +0.002 +0.79%
1997 0.254 −0.007 −2.68%
1996 0.261 +0.009 +3.57%
1995 0.252 −0.011 −4.18%
1994 0.263 −0.002 −0.75%
1993 0.265 +0.003 +1.15%
1992 0.262 +0.005 +1.95%
1991 0.257 −0.001 −0.39%
1990 0.258 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 0.031 MY Malaysia 0.172 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.257 TH Thailand 0.288 VN Vietnam 0.299 PH Philippines 0.351 TL Timor-Leste 0.394 ID Indonesia 0.423 LA Laos 0.475 MM Myanmar 0.478 KH Cambodia 0.506
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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