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Gender inequality index — Sudan

Gender inequality index in Sudan in 2023 — 0.588 index. Ranked 158 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 21.5%.

2023 0.588 index −0.17% vs 2022
World rank 158of 172
Period maximum 0.749 index1990
Period minimum 0.577 index2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sudan, 1990–20230.550.60.650.70.751990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.749 index1991: 0.744 index1992: 0.742 index1993: 0.741 index1994: 0.727 index1995: 0.73 index1996: 0.725 index1997: 0.723 index1998: 0.729 index1999: 0.714 index2000: 0.711 index2001: 0.686 index2002: 0.684 index2003: 0.682 index2004: 0.678 index2005: 0.659 index2006: 0.646 index2007: 0.638 index2008: 0.637 index2009: 0.635 index2010: 0.607 index2011: 0.591 index2012: 0.588 index2013: 0.589 index2014: 0.588 index2015: 0.577 index2016: 0.579 index2017: 0.578 index2018: 0.583 index2019: 0.589 index2020: 0.589 index2021: 0.596 index2022: 0.589 index2023: 0.588 index
Change over the period: −0.161 (−21.5%) Average annual rate: -0.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sudan 0.588 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Northern Africa computed 0.436 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.588 −0.001 −0.17%
2022 0.589 −0.007 −1.17%
2021 0.596 +0.007 +1.19%
2020 0.589 +0 +0%
2019 0.589 +0.006 +1.03%
2018 0.583 +0.005 +0.87%
2017 0.578 −0.001 −0.17%
2016 0.579 +0.002 +0.35%
2015 0.577 −0.011 −1.87%
2014 0.588 −0.001 −0.17%
2013 0.589 +0.001 +0.17%
2012 0.588 −0.003 −0.51%
2011 0.591 −0.016 −2.64%
2010 0.607 −0.028 −4.41%
2009 0.635 −0.002 −0.31%
2008 0.637 −0.001 −0.16%
2007 0.638 −0.008 −1.24%
2006 0.646 −0.013 −1.97%
2005 0.659 −0.019 −2.8%
2004 0.678 −0.004 −0.59%
2003 0.682 −0.002 −0.29%
2002 0.684 −0.002 −0.29%
2001 0.686 −0.025 −3.52%
2000 0.711 −0.003 −0.42%
1999 0.714 −0.015 −2.06%
1998 0.729 +0.006 +0.83%
1997 0.723 −0.002 −0.28%
1996 0.725 −0.005 −0.68%
1995 0.73 +0.003 +0.41%
1994 0.727 −0.014 −1.89%
1993 0.741 −0.001 −0.13%
1992 0.742 −0.002 −0.27%
1991 0.744 −0.005 −0.67%
1990 0.749 — —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TN Tunisia 0.238 LY Libya 0.253 EG Egypt 0.398 MA Morocco 0.438 DZ Algeria 0.443 SD Sudan 0.588
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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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