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Gender inequality index — Western Asia

Gender inequality index in Western Asia in 2023 — 0.38 index. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 28.6%.

2023 0.38 index −0.48% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.543 index2004
Period minimum 0.38 index2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Western Asia, 2000–20230.350.40.450.50.552000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.533 index2001: 0.525 index2002: 0.515 index2003: 0.541 index2004: 0.543 index2005: 0.538 index2006: 0.517 index2007: 0.489 index2008: 0.482 index2009: 0.478 index2010: 0.468 index2011: 0.454 index2012: 0.449 index2013: 0.388 index2014: 0.437 index2015: 0.43 index2016: 0.42 index2017: 0.413 index2018: 0.404 index2019: 0.395 index2020: 0.389 index2021: 0.389 index2022: 0.382 index2023: 0.38 index
Change over the period: −0.152 (−28.63%) Average annual rate: -1.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Asia 0.38 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.38 −0.002 −0.48%
2022 0.382 −0.007 −1.73%
2021 0.389 −0 −0.12%
2020 0.389 −0.006 −1.46%
2019 0.395 −0.009 −2.18%
2018 0.404 −0.009 −2.23%
2017 0.413 −0.007 −1.68%
2016 0.42 −0.01 −2.25%
2015 0.43 −0.007 −1.66%
2014 0.437 +0.048 +12.48%
2013 0.388 −0.061 −13.61%
2012 0.449 −0.005 −1.04%
2011 0.454 −0.014 −2.99%
2010 0.468 −0.01 −2.04%
2009 0.478 −0.004 −0.74%
2008 0.482 −0.007 −1.52%
2007 0.489 −0.028 −5.38%
2006 0.517 −0.022 −3.99%
2005 0.538 −0.004 −0.81%
2004 0.543 +0.002 +0.4%
2003 0.541 +0.026 +5.02%
2002 0.515 −0.01 −1.92%
2001 0.525 −0.008 −1.45%
2000 0.533 — —

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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