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Gender inequality index — Tanzania

Gender inequality index in Tanzania in 2023 — 0.504 index. Ranked 134 in the world out of 172. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.5%.

2023 0.504 index −0.4% vs 2022
World rank 134of 172
Period maximum 0.634 index2000
Period minimum 0.504 index2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Tanzania, 2000–20230.50.550.60.652000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.634 index2001: 0.615 index2002: 0.611 index2003: 0.607 index2004: 0.603 index2005: 0.581 index2006: 0.578 index2007: 0.576 index2008: 0.577 index2009: 0.571 index2010: 0.564 index2011: 0.549 index2012: 0.543 index2013: 0.544 index2014: 0.541 index2015: 0.536 index2016: 0.528 index2017: 0.523 index2018: 0.518 index2019: 0.516 index2020: 0.508 index2021: 0.507 index2022: 0.506 index2023: 0.504 index
Change over the period: −0.13 (−20.5%) Average annual rate: -0.99 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Tanzania 0.504 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.504 −0.002 −0.4%
2022 0.506 −0.001 −0.2%
2021 0.507 −0.001 −0.2%
2020 0.508 −0.008 −1.55%
2019 0.516 −0.002 −0.39%
2018 0.518 −0.005 −0.96%
2017 0.523 −0.005 −0.95%
2016 0.528 −0.008 −1.49%
2015 0.536 −0.005 −0.92%
2014 0.541 −0.003 −0.55%
2013 0.544 +0.001 +0.18%
2012 0.543 −0.006 −1.09%
2011 0.549 −0.015 −2.66%
2010 0.564 −0.007 −1.23%
2009 0.571 −0.006 −1.04%
2008 0.577 +0.001 +0.17%
2007 0.576 −0.002 −0.35%
2006 0.578 −0.003 −0.52%
2005 0.581 −0.022 −3.65%
2004 0.603 −0.004 −0.66%
2003 0.607 −0.004 −0.65%
2002 0.611 −0.004 −0.65%
2001 0.615 −0.019 −3%
2000 0.634 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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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