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Gender inequality index — South Korea

Gender inequality index in South Korea in 2023 — 0.038 index. Ranked 12 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 87.9%.

2023 0.038 index −5% vs 2022
World rank 12of 172
Period maximum 0.314 index1990
Period minimum 0.038 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — South Korea, 1990–202300.10.20.30.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.314 index1991: 0.308 index1992: 0.306 index1993: 0.302 index1994: 0.284 index1995: 0.276 index1996: 0.269 index1997: 0.261 index1998: 0.244 index1999: 0.237 index2000: 0.185 index2001: 0.18 index2002: 0.187 index2003: 0.173 index2004: 0.109 index2005: 0.102 index2006: 0.097 index2007: 0.088 index2008: 0.084 index2009: 0.08 index2010: 0.078 index2011: 0.08 index2012: 0.074 index2013: 0.073 index2014: 0.07 index2015: 0.067 index2016: 0.061 index2017: 0.054 index2018: 0.055 index2019: 0.051 index2020: 0.042 index2021: 0.04 index2022: 0.04 index2023: 0.038 index
Change over the period: −0.276 (−87.9%) Average annual rate: -6.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 0.038 index
World 0.455 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.038 −0.002 −5%
2022 0.04 +0 +0%
2021 0.04 −0.002 −4.76%
2020 0.042 −0.009 −17.65%
2019 0.051 −0.004 −7.27%
2018 0.055 +0.001 +1.85%
2017 0.054 −0.007 −11.48%
2016 0.061 −0.006 −8.96%
2015 0.067 −0.003 −4.29%
2014 0.07 −0.003 −4.11%
2013 0.073 −0.001 −1.35%
2012 0.074 −0.006 −7.5%
2011 0.08 +0.002 +2.56%
2010 0.078 −0.002 −2.5%
2009 0.08 −0.004 −4.76%
2008 0.084 −0.004 −4.55%
2007 0.088 −0.009 −9.28%
2006 0.097 −0.005 −4.9%
2005 0.102 −0.007 −6.42%
2004 0.109 −0.064 −36.99%
2003 0.173 −0.014 −7.49%
2002 0.187 +0.007 +3.89%
2001 0.18 −0.005 −2.7%
2000 0.185 −0.052 −21.94%
1999 0.237 −0.007 −2.87%
1998 0.244 −0.017 −6.51%
1997 0.261 −0.008 −2.97%
1996 0.269 −0.007 −2.54%
1995 0.276 −0.008 −2.82%
1994 0.284 −0.018 −5.96%
1993 0.302 −0.004 −1.31%
1992 0.306 −0.002 −0.65%
1991 0.308 −0.006 −1.91%
1990 0.314 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KR South Korea 0.038 JP Japan 0.059 CN China 0.132 MN Mongolia 0.284
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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