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Gender inequality index — United Arab Emirates

Gender inequality index in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 0.04 index. Ranked 13 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 94.8%.

2023 0.04 index +14.29% vs 2022
World rank 13of 172
Period maximum 0.764 index1995
Period minimum 0.03 index2020

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — United Arab Emirates, 1995–202300.20.40.60.819951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.764 index1996: 0.761 index1997: 0.756 index1998: 0.75 index1999: 0.746 index2000: 0.744 index2001: 0.736 index2002: 0.733 index2003: 0.722 index2004: 0.719 index2005: 0.72 index2006: 0.341 index2007: 0.215 index2008: 0.176 index2009: 0.169 index2010: 0.165 index2011: 0.172 index2012: 0.161 index2013: 0.154 index2014: 0.139 index2015: 0.114 index2016: 0.104 index2017: 0.101 index2018: 0.093 index2019: 0.039 index2020: 0.03 index2021: 0.035 index2022: 0.035 index2023: 0.04 index
Change over the period: −0.724 (−94.76%) Average annual rate: -10 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 0.04 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.04 +0.005 +14.29%
2022 0.035 +0 +0%
2021 0.035 +0.005 +16.67%
2020 0.03 −0.009 −23.08%
2019 0.039 −0.054 −58.06%
2018 0.093 −0.008 −7.92%
2017 0.101 −0.003 −2.88%
2016 0.104 −0.01 −8.77%
2015 0.114 −0.025 −17.99%
2014 0.139 −0.015 −9.74%
2013 0.154 −0.007 −4.35%
2012 0.161 −0.011 −6.4%
2011 0.172 +0.007 +4.24%
2010 0.165 −0.004 −2.37%
2009 0.169 −0.007 −3.98%
2008 0.176 −0.039 −18.14%
2007 0.215 −0.126 −36.95%
2006 0.341 −0.379 −52.64%
2005 0.72 +0.001 +0.14%
2004 0.719 −0.003 −0.42%
2003 0.722 −0.011 −1.5%
2002 0.733 −0.003 −0.41%
2001 0.736 −0.008 −1.08%
2000 0.744 −0.002 −0.27%
1999 0.746 −0.004 −0.53%
1998 0.75 −0.006 −0.79%
1997 0.756 −0.005 −0.66%
1996 0.761 −0.003 −0.39%
1995 0.764 — —

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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