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Gender inequality index — Eastern Europe

Gender inequality index in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 0.156 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 62.6%.

2023 0.156 index −1.15% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.418 index1990
Period minimum 0.156 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Eastern Europe, 1990–20230.10.20.30.40.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.418 index1991: 0.412 index1992: 0.402 index1993: 0.405 index1994: 0.404 index1995: 0.397 index1996: 0.385 index1997: 0.367 index1998: 0.358 index1999: 0.347 index2000: 0.346 index2001: 0.322 index2002: 0.319 index2003: 0.311 index2004: 0.292 index2005: 0.286 index2006: 0.278 index2007: 0.259 index2008: 0.256 index2009: 0.257 index2010: 0.249 index2011: 0.235 index2012: 0.224 index2013: 0.216 index2014: 0.21 index2015: 0.198 index2016: 0.192 index2017: 0.177 index2018: 0.168 index2019: 0.159 index2020: 0.169 index2021: 0.165 index2022: 0.158 index2023: 0.156 index
Change over the period: −0.262 (−62.65%) Average annual rate: -2.94 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 0.156 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.156 −0.002 −1.15%
2022 0.158 −0.007 −4.34%
2021 0.165 −0.004 −2.31%
2020 0.169 +0.01 +6.51%
2019 0.159 −0.009 −5.46%
2018 0.168 −0.009 −5.01%
2017 0.177 −0.016 −8.1%
2016 0.192 −0.006 −3.1%
2015 0.198 −0.012 −5.57%
2014 0.21 −0.006 −2.87%
2013 0.216 −0.008 −3.54%
2012 0.224 −0.011 −4.53%
2011 0.235 −0.014 −5.66%
2010 0.249 −0.008 −3.15%
2009 0.257 +0.001 +0.32%
2008 0.256 −0.003 −1.25%
2007 0.259 −0.019 −6.72%
2006 0.278 −0.008 −2.79%
2005 0.286 −0.006 −2.09%
2004 0.292 −0.019 −6.09%
2003 0.311 −0.008 −2.5%
2002 0.319 −0.003 −1.06%
2001 0.322 −0.024 −6.94%
2000 0.346 −0.001 −0.23%
1999 0.347 −0.01 −2.89%
1998 0.358 −0.01 −2.62%
1997 0.367 −0.018 −4.74%
1996 0.385 −0.012 −3%
1995 0.397 −0.007 −1.76%
1994 0.404 −0 −0.07%
1993 0.405 +0.003 +0.77%
1992 0.402 −0.01 −2.4%
1991 0.412 −0.006 −1.47%
1990 0.418 — —

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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