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Gender inequality index — Sri Lanka

Gender inequality index in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 0.367 index. Ranked 93 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.9%.

2023 0.367 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 93of 172
Period maximum 0.468 index2000
Period minimum 0.361 index2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sri Lanka, 1990–20230.350.40.450.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.447 index1991: 0.451 index1992: 0.455 index1993: 0.452 index1994: 0.446 index1995: 0.451 index1996: 0.452 index1997: 0.452 index1998: 0.43 index1999: 0.452 index2000: 0.468 index2001: 0.461 index2002: 0.459 index2003: 0.458 index2004: 0.446 index2005: 0.435 index2006: 0.411 index2007: 0.402 index2008: 0.397 index2009: 0.401 index2010: 0.41 index2011: 0.4 index2012: 0.4 index2013: 0.387 index2014: 0.374 index2015: 0.378 index2016: 0.363 index2017: 0.361 index2018: 0.365 index2019: 0.367 index2020: 0.368 index2021: 0.37 index2022: 0.367 index2023: 0.367 index
Change over the period: −0.08 (−17.9%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sri Lanka 0.367 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.367 +0 +0%
2022 0.367 −0.003 −0.81%
2021 0.37 +0.002 +0.54%
2020 0.368 +0.001 +0.27%
2019 0.367 +0.002 +0.55%
2018 0.365 +0.004 +1.11%
2017 0.361 −0.002 −0.55%
2016 0.363 −0.015 −3.97%
2015 0.378 +0.004 +1.07%
2014 0.374 −0.013 −3.36%
2013 0.387 −0.013 −3.25%
2012 0.4 +0 +0%
2011 0.4 −0.01 −2.44%
2010 0.41 +0.009 +2.24%
2009 0.401 +0.004 +1.01%
2008 0.397 −0.005 −1.24%
2007 0.402 −0.009 −2.19%
2006 0.411 −0.024 −5.52%
2005 0.435 −0.011 −2.47%
2004 0.446 −0.012 −2.62%
2003 0.458 −0.001 −0.22%
2002 0.459 −0.002 −0.43%
2001 0.461 −0.007 −1.5%
2000 0.468 +0.016 +3.54%
1999 0.452 +0.022 +5.12%
1998 0.43 −0.022 −4.87%
1997 0.452 +0 +0%
1996 0.452 +0.001 +0.22%
1995 0.451 +0.005 +1.12%
1994 0.446 −0.006 −1.33%
1993 0.452 −0.003 −0.66%
1992 0.455 +0.004 +0.89%
1991 0.451 +0.004 +0.89%
1990 0.447 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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