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Gender inequality index — Western Africa

Gender inequality index in Western Africa in 2023 — 0.624 index. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 6.4%.

2023 0.624 index −0.05% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.667 index2005
Period minimum 0.624 index2023

Trend over time

2005–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Western Africa, 2005–20230.620.640.660.6820052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.667 index2006: 0.663 index2007: 0.651 index2008: 0.652 index2009: 0.652 index2010: 0.65 index2011: 0.651 index2012: 0.653 index2013: 0.649 index2014: 0.648 index2015: 0.648 index2016: 0.647 index2017: 0.643 index2018: 0.638 index2019: 0.643 index2020: 0.636 index2021: 0.63 index2022: 0.624 index2023: 0.624 index
Change over the period: −0.043 (−6.45%) Average annual rate: -0.37 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 0.624 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.624 −0 −0.05%
2022 0.624 −0.006 −0.98%
2021 0.63 −0.006 −0.9%
2020 0.636 −0.007 −1.14%
2019 0.643 +0.005 +0.83%
2018 0.638 −0.005 −0.75%
2017 0.643 −0.004 −0.59%
2016 0.647 −0.002 −0.27%
2015 0.648 +0.001 +0.15%
2014 0.648 −0.001 −0.19%
2013 0.649 −0.004 −0.59%
2012 0.653 +0.002 +0.3%
2011 0.651 +0.001 +0.08%
2010 0.65 −0.002 −0.28%
2009 0.652 −0 −0.06%
2008 0.652 +0.001 +0.18%
2007 0.651 −0.012 −1.76%
2006 0.663 −0.004 −0.6%
2005 0.667 — —

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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