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Gender inequality index — South-Eastern Asia

Gender inequality index in South-Eastern Asia in 2023 — 0.37 index. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 26.5%.

2023 0.37 index −0.2% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.503 index1995
Period minimum 0.37 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — South-Eastern Asia, 1995–20230.350.40.450.50.5519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.503 index1996: 0.498 index1997: 0.493 index1998: 0.489 index1999: 0.483 index2000: 0.488 index2001: 0.482 index2002: 0.474 index2003: 0.47 index2004: 0.465 index2005: 0.461 index2006: 0.46 index2007: 0.451 index2008: 0.449 index2009: 0.435 index2010: 0.43 index2011: 0.431 index2012: 0.424 index2013: 0.418 index2014: 0.422 index2015: 0.424 index2016: 0.417 index2017: 0.41 index2018: 0.4 index2019: 0.386 index2020: 0.377 index2021: 0.373 index2022: 0.37 index2023: 0.37 index
Change over the period: −0.133 (−26.52%) Average annual rate: -1.09 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 0.37 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.37 −0.001 −0.2%
2022 0.37 −0.002 −0.65%
2021 0.373 −0.005 −1.21%
2020 0.377 −0.009 −2.23%
2019 0.386 −0.014 −3.39%
2018 0.4 −0.01 −2.56%
2017 0.41 −0.007 −1.77%
2016 0.417 −0.006 −1.51%
2015 0.424 +0.002 +0.5%
2014 0.422 +0.003 +0.82%
2013 0.418 −0.006 −1.44%
2012 0.424 −0.007 −1.54%
2011 0.431 +0.002 +0.36%
2010 0.43 −0.005 −1.25%
2009 0.435 −0.014 −3.02%
2008 0.449 −0.002 −0.46%
2007 0.451 −0.009 −1.99%
2006 0.46 −0.001 −0.18%
2005 0.461 −0.005 −1.04%
2004 0.465 −0.004 −0.9%
2003 0.47 −0.004 −0.92%
2002 0.474 −0.008 −1.76%
2001 0.482 −0.006 −1.2%
2000 0.488 +0.006 +1.15%
1999 0.483 −0.006 −1.3%
1998 0.489 −0.003 −0.71%
1997 0.493 −0.006 −1.12%
1996 0.498 −0.005 −0.97%
1995 0.503 — —

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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