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Gender inequality index — United Kingdom

Gender inequality index in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 0.083 index. Ranked 31 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 67.3%.

2023 0.083 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 31of 172
Period maximum 0.254 index1990
Period minimum 0.083 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — United Kingdom, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.254 index1991: 0.253 index1992: 0.249 index1993: 0.243 index1994: 0.238 index1995: 0.235 index1996: 0.236 index1997: 0.238 index1998: 0.24 index1999: 0.238 index2000: 0.216 index2001: 0.211 index2002: 0.211 index2003: 0.211 index2004: 0.207 index2005: 0.203 index2006: 0.198 index2007: 0.193 index2008: 0.192 index2009: 0.186 index2010: 0.178 index2011: 0.168 index2012: 0.161 index2013: 0.151 index2014: 0.143 index2015: 0.129 index2016: 0.124 index2017: 0.116 index2018: 0.111 index2019: 0.105 index2020: 0.094 index2021: 0.084 index2022: 0.083 index2023: 0.083 index
Change over the period: −0.171 (−67.32%) Average annual rate: -3.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Kingdom 0.083 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.083 +0 +0%
2022 0.083 −0.001 −1.19%
2021 0.084 −0.01 −10.64%
2020 0.094 −0.011 −10.48%
2019 0.105 −0.006 −5.41%
2018 0.111 −0.005 −4.31%
2017 0.116 −0.008 −6.45%
2016 0.124 −0.005 −3.88%
2015 0.129 −0.014 −9.79%
2014 0.143 −0.008 −5.3%
2013 0.151 −0.01 −6.21%
2012 0.161 −0.007 −4.17%
2011 0.168 −0.01 −5.62%
2010 0.178 −0.008 −4.3%
2009 0.186 −0.006 −3.13%
2008 0.192 −0.001 −0.52%
2007 0.193 −0.005 −2.53%
2006 0.198 −0.005 −2.46%
2005 0.203 −0.004 −1.93%
2004 0.207 −0.004 −1.9%
2003 0.211 +0 +0%
2002 0.211 +0 +0%
2001 0.211 −0.005 −2.31%
2000 0.216 −0.022 −9.24%
1999 0.238 −0.002 −0.83%
1998 0.24 +0.002 +0.84%
1997 0.238 +0.002 +0.85%
1996 0.236 +0.001 +0.43%
1995 0.235 −0.003 −1.26%
1994 0.238 −0.005 −2.06%
1993 0.243 −0.006 −2.41%
1992 0.249 −0.004 −1.58%
1991 0.253 −0.001 −0.39%
1990 0.254 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
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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