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Gender inequality index — Switzerland

Gender inequality index in Switzerland in 2023 — 0.01 index. Ranked 4 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 92.1%.

2023 0.01 index +25% vs 2022
World rank 4of 172
Period maximum 0.127 index1990
Period minimum 0.008 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Switzerland, 1990–202300.050.10.151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.127 index1991: 0.125 index1992: 0.12 index1993: 0.115 index1994: 0.11 index1995: 0.106 index1996: 0.098 index1997: 0.096 index1998: 0.095 index1999: 0.098 index2000: 0.093 index2001: 0.087 index2002: 0.085 index2003: 0.077 index2004: 0.077 index2005: 0.074 index2006: 0.069 index2007: 0.062 index2008: 0.06 index2009: 0.058 index2010: 0.056 index2011: 0.053 index2012: 0.05 index2013: 0.043 index2014: 0.041 index2015: 0.038 index2016: 0.038 index2017: 0.034 index2018: 0.031 index2019: 0.016 index2020: 0.012 index2021: 0.009 index2022: 0.008 index2023: 0.01 index
Change over the period: −0.117 (−92.13%) Average annual rate: -7.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 0.01 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Western Europe computed 0.04 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.01 +0.002 +25%
2022 0.008 −0.001 −11.11%
2021 0.009 −0.003 −25%
2020 0.012 −0.004 −25%
2019 0.016 −0.015 −48.39%
2018 0.031 −0.003 −8.82%
2017 0.034 −0.004 −10.53%
2016 0.038 +0 +0%
2015 0.038 −0.003 −7.32%
2014 0.041 −0.002 −4.65%
2013 0.043 −0.007 −14%
2012 0.05 −0.003 −5.66%
2011 0.053 −0.003 −5.36%
2010 0.056 −0.002 −3.45%
2009 0.058 −0.002 −3.33%
2008 0.06 −0.002 −3.23%
2007 0.062 −0.007 −10.14%
2006 0.069 −0.005 −6.76%
2005 0.074 −0.003 −3.9%
2004 0.077 +0 +0%
2003 0.077 −0.008 −9.41%
2002 0.085 −0.002 −2.3%
2001 0.087 −0.006 −6.45%
2000 0.093 −0.005 −5.1%
1999 0.098 +0.003 +3.16%
1998 0.095 −0.001 −1.04%
1997 0.096 −0.002 −2.04%
1996 0.098 −0.008 −7.55%
1995 0.106 −0.004 −3.64%
1994 0.11 −0.005 −4.35%
1993 0.115 −0.005 −4.17%
1992 0.12 −0.005 −4%
1991 0.125 −0.002 −1.57%
1990 0.127 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

CH Switzerland 0.01 NL Netherlands 0.013 BE Belgium 0.031 AT Austria 0.033 FR France 0.034 LU Luxembourg 0.044 DE Germany 0.057
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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