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Gender inequality index — Western Europe

Gender inequality index in Western Europe in 2023 — 0.04 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 78.9%.

2023 0.04 index −8.51% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.192 index1990
Period minimum 0.04 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Western Europe, 1990–202300.050.10.150.21990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.192 index1991: 0.187 index1992: 0.18 index1993: 0.172 index1994: 0.163 index1995: 0.156 index1996: 0.153 index1997: 0.15 index1998: 0.148 index1999: 0.144 index2000: 0.146 index2001: 0.14 index2002: 0.135 index2003: 0.128 index2004: 0.12 index2005: 0.119 index2006: 0.117 index2007: 0.109 index2008: 0.107 index2009: 0.102 index2010: 0.102 index2011: 0.096 index2012: 0.089 index2013: 0.082 index2014: 0.08 index2015: 0.077 index2016: 0.078 index2017: 0.071 index2018: 0.066 index2019: 0.061 index2020: 0.056 index2021: 0.05 index2022: 0.044 index2023: 0.04 index
Change over the period: −0.151 (−78.89%) Average annual rate: -4.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 0.04 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.04 −0.004 −8.51%
2022 0.044 −0.005 −10.88%
2021 0.05 −0.007 −12.17%
2020 0.056 −0.005 −7.65%
2019 0.061 −0.004 −6.73%
2018 0.066 −0.005 −7.74%
2017 0.071 −0.007 −8.89%
2016 0.078 +0.001 +1.25%
2015 0.077 −0.003 −3.5%
2014 0.08 −0.003 −3.13%
2013 0.082 −0.007 −7.36%
2012 0.089 −0.007 −7.09%
2011 0.096 −0.006 −5.99%
2010 0.102 −0 −0.42%
2009 0.102 −0.005 −4.35%
2008 0.107 −0.002 −1.5%
2007 0.109 −0.008 −6.86%
2006 0.117 −0.003 −2.17%
2005 0.119 −0.001 −0.84%
2004 0.12 −0.007 −5.8%
2003 0.128 −0.007 −5.34%
2002 0.135 −0.006 −4.05%
2001 0.14 −0.005 −3.72%
2000 0.146 +0.002 +1.18%
1999 0.144 −0.004 −2.72%
1998 0.148 −0.002 −1.16%
1997 0.15 −0.003 −2.18%
1996 0.153 −0.003 −1.99%
1995 0.156 −0.007 −4.05%
1994 0.163 −0.009 −5.37%
1993 0.172 −0.008 −4.21%
1992 0.18 −0.007 −3.57%
1991 0.187 −0.005 −2.68%
1990 0.192 — —

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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