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Gender inequality index — Uganda

Gender inequality index in Uganda in 2023 — 0.524 index. Ranked 141 in the world out of 172. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.6%.

2023 0.524 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 141of 172
Period maximum 0.621 index2000
Period minimum 0.524 index2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Uganda, 2000–20230.50.5250.550.5750.60.6252000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.621 index2001: 0.602 index2002: 0.599 index2003: 0.589 index2004: 0.582 index2005: 0.574 index2006: 0.557 index2007: 0.546 index2008: 0.543 index2009: 0.547 index2010: 0.551 index2011: 0.556 index2012: 0.555 index2013: 0.545 index2014: 0.546 index2015: 0.539 index2016: 0.534 index2017: 0.535 index2018: 0.528 index2019: 0.528 index2020: 0.525 index2021: 0.525 index2022: 0.525 index2023: 0.524 index
Change over the period: −0.097 (−15.62%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 0.524 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.524 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.525 +0 +0%
2021 0.525 +0 +0%
2020 0.525 −0.003 −0.57%
2019 0.528 +0 +0%
2018 0.528 −0.007 −1.31%
2017 0.535 +0.001 +0.19%
2016 0.534 −0.005 −0.93%
2015 0.539 −0.007 −1.28%
2014 0.546 +0.001 +0.18%
2013 0.545 −0.01 −1.8%
2012 0.555 −0.001 −0.18%
2011 0.556 +0.005 +0.91%
2010 0.551 +0.004 +0.73%
2009 0.547 +0.004 +0.74%
2008 0.543 −0.003 −0.55%
2007 0.546 −0.011 −1.97%
2006 0.557 −0.017 −2.96%
2005 0.574 −0.008 −1.37%
2004 0.582 −0.007 −1.19%
2003 0.589 −0.01 −1.67%
2002 0.599 −0.003 −0.5%
2001 0.602 −0.019 −3.06%
2000 0.621 — —

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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