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Gender inequality index — Sweden

Gender inequality index in Sweden in 2023 — 0.007 index. Ranked 3 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 92.9%.

2023 0.007 index −22.22% vs 2022
World rank 3of 172
Period maximum 0.098 index1990
Period minimum 0.007 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Sweden, 1990–202300.0250.050.0750.11990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.098 index1991: 0.096 index1992: 0.091 index1993: 0.087 index1994: 0.08 index1995: 0.071 index1996: 0.066 index1997: 0.063 index1998: 0.061 index1999: 0.059 index2000: 0.059 index2001: 0.056 index2002: 0.053 index2003: 0.048 index2004: 0.047 index2005: 0.047 index2006: 0.046 index2007: 0.046 index2008: 0.048 index2009: 0.049 index2010: 0.05 index2011: 0.05 index2012: 0.047 index2013: 0.045 index2014: 0.042 index2015: 0.038 index2016: 0.036 index2017: 0.034 index2018: 0.029 index2019: 0.022 index2020: 0.017 index2021: 0.013 index2022: 0.009 index2023: 0.007 index
Change over the period: −0.091 (−92.86%) Average annual rate: -7.69 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sweden 0.007 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.007 −0.002 −22.22%
2022 0.009 −0.004 −30.77%
2021 0.013 −0.004 −23.53%
2020 0.017 −0.005 −22.73%
2019 0.022 −0.007 −24.14%
2018 0.029 −0.005 −14.71%
2017 0.034 −0.002 −5.56%
2016 0.036 −0.002 −5.26%
2015 0.038 −0.004 −9.52%
2014 0.042 −0.003 −6.67%
2013 0.045 −0.002 −4.26%
2012 0.047 −0.003 −6%
2011 0.05 +0 +0%
2010 0.05 +0.001 +2.04%
2009 0.049 +0.001 +2.08%
2008 0.048 +0.002 +4.35%
2007 0.046 +0 +0%
2006 0.046 −0.001 −2.13%
2005 0.047 +0 +0%
2004 0.047 −0.001 −2.08%
2003 0.048 −0.005 −9.43%
2002 0.053 −0.003 −5.36%
2001 0.056 −0.003 −5.08%
2000 0.059 +0 +0%
1999 0.059 −0.002 −3.28%
1998 0.061 −0.002 −3.17%
1997 0.063 −0.003 −4.55%
1996 0.066 −0.005 −7.04%
1995 0.071 −0.009 −11.25%
1994 0.08 −0.007 −8.05%
1993 0.087 −0.004 −4.4%
1992 0.091 −0.005 −5.21%
1991 0.096 −0.002 −2.04%
1990 0.098 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
Full table for all countries

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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