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Gender inequality index — Northern Africa

Gender inequality index in Northern Africa in 2023 — 0.436 index. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 34.4%.

2023 0.436 index +0.12% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.675 index1996
Period minimum 0.428 index2020

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Northern Africa, 1995–20230.40.50.60.719951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.664 index1996: 0.675 index1997: 0.663 index1998: 0.652 index1999: 0.642 index2000: 0.634 index2001: 0.625 index2002: 0.601 index2003: 0.585 index2004: 0.573 index2005: 0.57 index2006: 0.566 index2007: 0.555 index2008: 0.554 index2009: 0.546 index2010: 0.532 index2011: 0.52 index2012: 0.511 index2013: 0.506 index2014: 0.5 index2015: 0.491 index2016: 0.432 index2017: 0.429 index2018: 0.432 index2019: 0.438 index2020: 0.428 index2021: 0.434 index2022: 0.435 index2023: 0.436 index
Change over the period: −0.228 (−34.36%) Average annual rate: -1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 0.436 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.436 +0.001 +0.12%
2022 0.435 +0.001 +0.25%
2021 0.434 +0.006 +1.33%
2020 0.428 −0.01 −2.24%
2019 0.438 +0.006 +1.38%
2018 0.432 +0.003 +0.74%
2017 0.429 −0.003 −0.67%
2016 0.432 −0.059 −12.01%
2015 0.491 −0.009 −1.83%
2014 0.5 −0.006 −1.17%
2013 0.506 −0.005 −0.96%
2012 0.511 −0.009 −1.7%
2011 0.52 −0.012 −2.3%
2010 0.532 −0.014 −2.57%
2009 0.546 −0.008 −1.42%
2008 0.554 −0.002 −0.27%
2007 0.555 −0.01 −1.81%
2006 0.566 −0.004 −0.74%
2005 0.57 −0.003 −0.52%
2004 0.573 −0.012 −2.06%
2003 0.585 −0.016 −2.64%
2002 0.601 −0.024 −3.87%
2001 0.625 −0.009 −1.45%
2000 0.634 −0.008 −1.26%
1999 0.642 −0.01 −1.5%
1998 0.652 −0.011 −1.64%
1997 0.663 −0.012 −1.8%
1996 0.675 +0.011 +1.67%
1995 0.664 — —

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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