Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Melanesia

Gender inequality index in Melanesia in 2023 — 0.559 index. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 13.7%.

2023 0.559 index −3.02% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.763 index2017
Period minimum 0.559 index2023

Trend over time

2010–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Melanesia, 2010–20230.50.60.70.8201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.648 index2011: 0.644 index2012: 0.603 index2013: 0.596 index2014: 0.589 index2015: 0.581 index2016: 0.577 index2017: 0.763 index2018: 0.761 index2019: 0.758 index2020: 0.756 index2021: 0.756 index2022: 0.576 index2023: 0.559 index
Change over the period: −0.089 (−13.69%) Average annual rate: -1.13 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 0.559 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.559 −0.017 −3.02%
2022 0.576 −0.179 −23.7%
2021 0.756 −0.001 −0.12%
2020 0.756 −0.001 −0.16%
2019 0.758 −0.003 −0.43%
2018 0.761 −0.002 −0.28%
2017 0.763 +0.186 +32.14%
2016 0.577 −0.003 −0.54%
2015 0.581 −0.009 −1.46%
2014 0.589 −0.007 −1.17%
2013 0.596 −0.006 −1.06%
2012 0.603 −0.041 −6.38%
2011 0.644 −0.004 −0.64%
2010 0.648

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.