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Gender inequality index — Uruguay

Gender inequality index in Uruguay in 2023 — 0.218 index. Ranked 56 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 48.8%.

2023 0.218 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 56of 172
Period maximum 0.429 index1991
Period minimum 0.218 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Uruguay, 1990–20230.20.30.40.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.426 index1991: 0.429 index1992: 0.426 index1993: 0.426 index1994: 0.426 index1995: 0.422 index1996: 0.419 index1997: 0.415 index1998: 0.41 index1999: 0.381 index2000: 0.379 index2001: 0.367 index2002: 0.363 index2003: 0.357 index2004: 0.352 index2005: 0.351 index2006: 0.349 index2007: 0.337 index2008: 0.333 index2009: 0.324 index2010: 0.318 index2011: 0.325 index2012: 0.324 index2013: 0.326 index2014: 0.326 index2015: 0.29 index2016: 0.284 index2017: 0.26 index2018: 0.254 index2019: 0.256 index2020: 0.235 index2021: 0.221 index2022: 0.218 index2023: 0.218 index
Change over the period: −0.208 (−48.83%) Average annual rate: -2.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 0.218 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
South America computed 0.367 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.218 +0 +0%
2022 0.218 −0.003 −1.36%
2021 0.221 −0.014 −5.96%
2020 0.235 −0.021 −8.2%
2019 0.256 +0.002 +0.79%
2018 0.254 −0.006 −2.31%
2017 0.26 −0.024 −8.45%
2016 0.284 −0.006 −2.07%
2015 0.29 −0.036 −11.04%
2014 0.326 +0 +0%
2013 0.326 +0.002 +0.62%
2012 0.324 −0.001 −0.31%
2011 0.325 +0.007 +2.2%
2010 0.318 −0.006 −1.85%
2009 0.324 −0.009 −2.7%
2008 0.333 −0.004 −1.19%
2007 0.337 −0.012 −3.44%
2006 0.349 −0.002 −0.57%
2005 0.351 −0.001 −0.28%
2004 0.352 −0.005 −1.4%
2003 0.357 −0.006 −1.65%
2002 0.363 −0.004 −1.09%
2001 0.367 −0.012 −3.17%
2000 0.379 −0.002 −0.52%
1999 0.381 −0.029 −7.07%
1998 0.41 −0.005 −1.2%
1997 0.415 −0.004 −0.95%
1996 0.419 −0.003 −0.71%
1995 0.422 −0.004 −0.94%
1994 0.426 +0 +0%
1993 0.426 +0 +0%
1992 0.426 −0.003 −0.7%
1991 0.429 +0.003 +0.7%
1990 0.426 — —

South America, 2023

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

CL Chile 0.102 UY Uruguay 0.218 AR Argentina 0.264 PE Peru 0.34 EC Ecuador 0.358 BR Brazil 0.39 SR Suriname 0.391 CO Colombia 0.393 PY Paraguay 0.412 BO Bolivia 0.419 GY Guyana 0.427 VE Venezuela 0.512
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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