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Gender inequality index — South America

Gender inequality index in South America in 2023 — 0.367 index. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 26.4%.

2023 0.367 index −0.34% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.498 index1999
Period minimum 0.367 index2023

Trend over time

1999–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — South America, 1999–20230.350.40.450.51999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.498 index2000: 0.493 index2001: 0.484 index2002: 0.48 index2003: 0.466 index2004: 0.464 index2005: 0.457 index2006: 0.454 index2007: 0.451 index2008: 0.448 index2009: 0.443 index2010: 0.434 index2011: 0.433 index2012: 0.429 index2013: 0.428 index2014: 0.42 index2015: 0.415 index2016: 0.41 index2017: 0.401 index2018: 0.386 index2019: 0.382 index2020: 0.39 index2021: 0.38 index2022: 0.368 index2023: 0.367 index
Change over the period: −0.132 (−26.43%) Average annual rate: -1.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 0.367 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.367 −0.001 −0.34%
2022 0.368 −0.012 −3.13%
2021 0.38 −0.01 −2.69%
2020 0.39 +0.008 +2.22%
2019 0.382 −0.005 −1.19%
2018 0.386 −0.015 −3.75%
2017 0.401 −0.009 −2.15%
2016 0.41 −0.005 −1.15%
2015 0.415 −0.004 −1.07%
2014 0.42 −0.009 −2.09%
2013 0.428 −0 −0.05%
2012 0.429 −0.005 −1.1%
2011 0.433 −0.001 −0.21%
2010 0.434 −0.008 −1.89%
2009 0.443 −0.005 −1.17%
2008 0.448 −0.003 −0.71%
2007 0.451 −0.002 −0.51%
2006 0.454 −0.003 −0.76%
2005 0.457 −0.007 −1.43%
2004 0.464 −0.003 −0.56%
2003 0.466 −0.013 −2.78%
2002 0.48 −0.004 −0.87%
2001 0.484 −0.009 −1.89%
2000 0.493 −0.005 −1.05%
1999 0.498 — —

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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