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Gender inequality index — South Asia

Gender inequality index in South Asia in 2023 — 0.434 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.5%.

2023 0.434 index −3.96% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.706 index1993
Period minimum 0.434 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — South Asia, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.705 index1991: 0.704 index1992: 0.705 index1993: 0.706 index1994: 0.706 index1995: 0.706 index1996: 0.701 index1997: 0.695 index1998: 0.687 index1999: 0.681 index2000: 0.676 index2001: 0.661 index2002: 0.662 index2003: 0.647 index2004: 0.639 index2005: 0.62 index2006: 0.606 index2007: 0.599 index2008: 0.602 index2009: 0.585 index2010: 0.573 index2011: 0.568 index2012: 0.563 index2013: 0.556 index2014: 0.538 index2015: 0.512 index2016: 0.503 index2017: 0.504 index2018: 0.503 index2019: 0.484 index2020: 0.464 index2021: 0.46 index2022: 0.451 index2023: 0.434 index
Change over the period: −0.272 (−38.51%) Average annual rate: -1.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Asia 0.434 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.434 −0.018 −3.96%
2022 0.451 −0.009 −1.86%
2021 0.46 −0.004 −0.79%
2020 0.464 −0.02 −4.16%
2019 0.484 −0.019 −3.82%
2018 0.503 −0.001 −0.25%
2017 0.504 +0.001 +0.28%
2016 0.503 −0.01 −1.87%
2015 0.512 −0.025 −4.73%
2014 0.538 −0.018 −3.24%
2013 0.556 −0.007 −1.24%
2012 0.563 −0.005 −0.84%
2011 0.568 −0.005 −0.86%
2010 0.573 −0.012 −2.09%
2009 0.585 −0.018 −2.93%
2008 0.602 +0.004 +0.61%
2007 0.599 −0.007 −1.15%
2006 0.606 −0.014 −2.3%
2005 0.62 −0.019 −3.03%
2004 0.639 −0.008 −1.21%
2003 0.647 −0.014 −2.19%
2002 0.662 +0.001 +0.14%
2001 0.661 −0.016 −2.33%
2000 0.676 −0.004 −0.65%
1999 0.681 −0.006 −0.88%
1998 0.687 −0.008 −1.21%
1997 0.695 −0.006 −0.86%
1996 0.701 −0.005 −0.67%
1995 0.706 +0.001 +0.08%
1994 0.706 −0.001 −0.1%
1993 0.706 +0.001 +0.16%
1992 0.705 +0.001 +0.17%
1991 0.704 −0.001 −0.15%
1990 0.705 — —

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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