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Gender inequality index — Sub-Saharan Africa

Gender inequality index in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 0.563 index. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 9.5%.

2023 0.563 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.622 index2005
Period minimum 0.563 index2023

Trend over time

2005–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–20230.560.580.60.620.6420052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.622 index2006: 0.618 index2007: 0.611 index2008: 0.611 index2009: 0.609 index2010: 0.604 index2011: 0.602 index2012: 0.599 index2013: 0.592 index2014: 0.59 index2015: 0.584 index2016: 0.58 index2017: 0.576 index2018: 0.574 index2019: 0.574 index2020: 0.568 index2021: 0.565 index2022: 0.564 index2023: 0.563 index
Change over the period: −0.059 (−9.5%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 0.563 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.563 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.564 −0.001 −0.25%
2021 0.565 −0.003 −0.46%
2020 0.568 −0.006 −1.04%
2019 0.574 −0 −0.03%
2018 0.574 −0.002 −0.43%
2017 0.576 −0.003 −0.56%
2016 0.58 −0.005 −0.8%
2015 0.584 −0.005 −0.9%
2014 0.59 −0.003 −0.48%
2013 0.592 −0.007 −1.15%
2012 0.599 −0.002 −0.39%
2011 0.602 −0.002 −0.39%
2010 0.604 −0.005 −0.76%
2009 0.609 −0.003 −0.46%
2008 0.611 +0 +0.02%
2007 0.611 −0.007 −1.09%
2006 0.618 −0.004 −0.59%
2005 0.622 — —

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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