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Gender inequality index — Southern Asia

Gender inequality index in Southern Asia in 2023 — 0.436 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.1%.

2023 0.436 index −3.78% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.704 index1990
Period minimum 0.436 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Southern Asia, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.704 index1991: 0.703 index1992: 0.703 index1993: 0.704 index1994: 0.702 index1995: 0.703 index1996: 0.698 index1997: 0.691 index1998: 0.682 index1999: 0.676 index2000: 0.672 index2001: 0.656 index2002: 0.656 index2003: 0.642 index2004: 0.634 index2005: 0.615 index2006: 0.601 index2007: 0.595 index2008: 0.6 index2009: 0.583 index2010: 0.571 index2011: 0.567 index2012: 0.561 index2013: 0.555 index2014: 0.538 index2015: 0.513 index2016: 0.501 index2017: 0.502 index2018: 0.501 index2019: 0.483 index2020: 0.464 index2021: 0.461 index2022: 0.453 index2023: 0.436 index
Change over the period: −0.269 (−38.13%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 0.436 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.436 −0.017 −3.78%
2022 0.453 −0.008 −1.81%
2021 0.461 −0.003 −0.71%
2020 0.464 −0.018 −3.8%
2019 0.483 −0.018 −3.59%
2018 0.501 −0.001 −0.28%
2017 0.502 +0.001 +0.18%
2016 0.501 −0.012 −2.32%
2015 0.513 −0.025 −4.56%
2014 0.538 −0.017 −3.15%
2013 0.555 −0.006 −1.05%
2012 0.561 −0.006 −1%
2011 0.567 −0.004 −0.77%
2010 0.571 −0.012 −2.06%
2009 0.583 −0.017 −2.8%
2008 0.6 +0.005 +0.92%
2007 0.595 −0.006 −1.07%
2006 0.601 −0.014 −2.24%
2005 0.615 −0.019 −3.07%
2004 0.634 −0.008 −1.25%
2003 0.642 −0.014 −2.15%
2002 0.656 +0 +0.01%
2001 0.656 −0.016 −2.31%
2000 0.672 −0.004 −0.57%
1999 0.676 −0.007 −0.97%
1998 0.682 −0.009 −1.25%
1997 0.691 −0.006 −0.93%
1996 0.698 −0.005 −0.73%
1995 0.703 +0 +0.02%
1994 0.702 −0.001 −0.19%
1993 0.704 +0 +0.06%
1992 0.703 +0.001 +0.09%
1991 0.703 −0.002 −0.22%
1990 0.704 — —

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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