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Gender inequality index — Syria

Gender inequality index in Syria in 2023 — 0.49 index. Ranked 127 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.9%.

2023 0.49 index +0.2% vs 2022
World rank 127of 172
Period maximum 0.562 index1997
Period minimum 0.454 index2002

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Syria, 1990–20230.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.556 index1991: 0.549 index1992: 0.539 index1993: 0.537 index1994: 0.532 index1995: 0.518 index1996: 0.538 index1997: 0.562 index1998: 0.534 index1999: 0.496 index2000: 0.483 index2001: 0.474 index2002: 0.454 index2003: 0.46 index2004: 0.474 index2005: 0.481 index2006: 0.487 index2007: 0.495 index2008: 0.488 index2009: 0.492 index2010: 0.494 index2011: 0.482 index2012: 0.487 index2013: 0.491 index2014: 0.491 index2015: 0.484 index2016: 0.477 index2017: 0.483 index2018: 0.488 index2019: 0.49 index2020: 0.491 index2021: 0.49 index2022: 0.489 index2023: 0.49 index
Change over the period: −0.066 (−11.87%) Average annual rate: -0.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Syria 0.49 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.49 +0.001 +0.2%
2022 0.489 −0.001 −0.2%
2021 0.49 −0.001 −0.2%
2020 0.491 +0.001 +0.2%
2019 0.49 +0.002 +0.41%
2018 0.488 +0.005 +1.04%
2017 0.483 +0.006 +1.26%
2016 0.477 −0.007 −1.45%
2015 0.484 −0.007 −1.43%
2014 0.491 +0 +0%
2013 0.491 +0.004 +0.82%
2012 0.487 +0.005 +1.04%
2011 0.482 −0.012 −2.43%
2010 0.494 +0.002 +0.41%
2009 0.492 +0.004 +0.82%
2008 0.488 −0.007 −1.41%
2007 0.495 +0.008 +1.64%
2006 0.487 +0.006 +1.25%
2005 0.481 +0.007 +1.48%
2004 0.474 +0.014 +3.04%
2003 0.46 +0.006 +1.32%
2002 0.454 −0.02 −4.22%
2001 0.474 −0.009 −1.86%
2000 0.483 −0.013 −2.62%
1999 0.496 −0.038 −7.12%
1998 0.534 −0.028 −4.98%
1997 0.562 +0.024 +4.46%
1996 0.538 +0.02 +3.86%
1995 0.518 −0.014 −2.63%
1994 0.532 −0.005 −0.93%
1993 0.537 −0.002 −0.37%
1992 0.539 −0.01 −1.82%
1991 0.549 −0.007 −1.26%
1990 0.556 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

AE United Arab Emirates 0.04 IL Israel 0.08 BH Bahrain 0.165 AM Armenia 0.18 KW Kuwait 0.188 QA Qatar 0.195 OM Oman 0.222 TR Türkiye 0.227 SA Saudi Arabia 0.228 CY Cyprus 0.252 GE Georgia 0.257 AZ Azerbaijan 0.315 LB Lebanon 0.36 JO Jordan 0.433 SY Syria 0.49 IQ Iraq 0.558 YE Yemen 0.838
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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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