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Gender inequality index — Northern Europe

Gender inequality index in Northern Europe in 2023 — 0.062 index. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 68.9%.

2023 0.062 index −1.19% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.202 index1997
Period minimum 0.062 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Northern Europe, 1995–202300.10.20.319951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.2 index1996: 0.199 index1997: 0.202 index1998: 0.202 index1999: 0.197 index2000: 0.184 index2001: 0.179 index2002: 0.177 index2003: 0.175 index2004: 0.17 index2005: 0.166 index2006: 0.163 index2007: 0.159 index2008: 0.159 index2009: 0.153 index2010: 0.147 index2011: 0.138 index2012: 0.132 index2013: 0.124 index2014: 0.118 index2015: 0.108 index2016: 0.102 index2017: 0.095 index2018: 0.089 index2019: 0.083 index2020: 0.073 index2021: 0.066 index2022: 0.063 index2023: 0.062 index
Change over the period: −0.138 (−68.89%) Average annual rate: -4.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 0.062 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.062 −0.001 −1.19%
2022 0.063 −0.003 −4.27%
2021 0.066 −0.007 −10.2%
2020 0.073 −0.01 −11.83%
2019 0.083 −0.006 −6.87%
2018 0.089 −0.006 −6.26%
2017 0.095 −0.007 −6.96%
2016 0.102 −0.005 −4.94%
2015 0.108 −0.011 −8.96%
2014 0.118 −0.006 −4.7%
2013 0.124 −0.008 −6%
2012 0.132 −0.006 −4.46%
2011 0.138 −0.008 −5.78%
2010 0.147 −0.006 −4.07%
2009 0.153 −0.006 −3.61%
2008 0.159 −0.001 −0.39%
2007 0.159 −0.004 −2.31%
2006 0.163 −0.003 −1.89%
2005 0.166 −0.003 −2.02%
2004 0.17 −0.006 −3.28%
2003 0.175 −0.002 −0.9%
2002 0.177 −0.003 −1.4%
2001 0.179 −0.004 −2.42%
2000 0.184 −0.013 −6.77%
1999 0.197 −0.005 −2.3%
1998 0.202 −0 −0.15%
1997 0.202 +0.003 +1.7%
1996 0.199 −0.001 −0.65%
1995 0.2 — —

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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