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Gender inequality index — Central America

Gender inequality index in Central America in 2023 — 0.373 index. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 27.3%.

2023 0.373 index −0.4% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.514 index1994
Period minimum 0.373 index2023

Trend over time

1994–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Central America, 1994–20230.350.40.450.50.55199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 0.514 index1995: 0.507 index1996: 0.504 index1997: 0.498 index1998: 0.485 index1999: 0.481 index2000: 0.48 index2001: 0.478 index2002: 0.476 index2003: 0.456 index2004: 0.453 index2005: 0.443 index2006: 0.445 index2007: 0.443 index2008: 0.444 index2009: 0.43 index2010: 0.431 index2011: 0.426 index2012: 0.409 index2013: 0.407 index2014: 0.404 index2015: 0.396 index2016: 0.387 index2017: 0.388 index2018: 0.383 index2019: 0.382 index2020: 0.381 index2021: 0.376 index2022: 0.375 index2023: 0.373 index
Change over the period: −0.14 (−27.31%) Average annual rate: -1.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 0.373 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.373 −0.002 −0.4%
2022 0.375 −0.001 −0.36%
2021 0.376 −0.005 −1.23%
2020 0.381 −0.001 −0.37%
2019 0.382 −0.001 −0.17%
2018 0.383 −0.005 −1.4%
2017 0.388 +0.001 +0.37%
2016 0.387 −0.009 −2.34%
2015 0.396 −0.007 −1.8%
2014 0.404 −0.003 −0.78%
2013 0.407 −0.002 −0.49%
2012 0.409 −0.017 −4.09%
2011 0.426 −0.005 −1.07%
2010 0.431 +0.001 +0.2%
2009 0.43 −0.014 −3.12%
2008 0.444 +0.001 +0.24%
2007 0.443 −0.002 −0.52%
2006 0.445 +0.002 +0.4%
2005 0.443 −0.01 −2.2%
2004 0.453 −0.003 −0.68%
2003 0.456 −0.019 −4.05%
2002 0.476 −0.003 −0.59%
2001 0.478 −0.001 −0.26%
2000 0.48 −0.002 −0.38%
1999 0.481 −0.003 −0.67%
1998 0.485 −0.013 −2.58%
1997 0.498 −0.007 −1.32%
1996 0.504 −0.003 −0.59%
1995 0.507 −0.007 −1.27%
1994 0.514 — —

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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