Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Middle Africa

Gender inequality index in Middle Africa in 2023 — 0.585 index. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 6.4%.

2023 0.585 index −0.47% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.625 index2010
Period minimum 0.585 index2023

Trend over time

2010–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Middle Africa, 2010–20230.580.60.620.64201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.625 index2011: 0.623 index2012: 0.621 index2013: 0.617 index2014: 0.61 index2015: 0.611 index2016: 0.607 index2017: 0.608 index2018: 0.611 index2019: 0.601 index2020: 0.595 index2021: 0.59 index2022: 0.588 index2023: 0.585 index
Change over the period: −0.04 (−6.43%) Average annual rate: -0.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 0.585 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.585 −0.003 −0.47%
2022 0.588 −0.002 −0.38%
2021 0.59 −0.005 −0.82%
2020 0.595 −0.006 −1.06%
2019 0.601 −0.01 −1.67%
2018 0.611 +0.003 +0.57%
2017 0.608 +0.001 +0.18%
2016 0.607 −0.004 −0.67%
2015 0.611 +0.001 +0.21%
2014 0.61 −0.007 −1.15%
2013 0.617 −0.004 −0.65%
2012 0.621 −0.002 −0.3%
2011 0.623 −0.002 −0.39%
2010 0.625

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.