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Gender inequality index — Vietnam

Gender inequality index in Vietnam in 2023 — 0.299 index. Ranked 78 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 23.7%.

2023 0.299 index −0.33% vs 2022
World rank 78of 172
Period maximum 0.392 index1995
Period minimum 0.299 index2023

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Vietnam, 1995–20230.2750.30.3250.350.3750.419951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.392 index1996: 0.383 index1997: 0.374 index1998: 0.366 index1999: 0.359 index2000: 0.353 index2001: 0.339 index2002: 0.331 index2003: 0.326 index2004: 0.323 index2005: 0.317 index2006: 0.318 index2007: 0.323 index2008: 0.327 index2009: 0.331 index2010: 0.335 index2011: 0.339 index2012: 0.34 index2013: 0.341 index2014: 0.341 index2015: 0.339 index2016: 0.327 index2017: 0.325 index2018: 0.32 index2019: 0.318 index2020: 0.312 index2021: 0.302 index2022: 0.3 index2023: 0.299 index
Change over the period: −0.093 (−23.72%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Vietnam 0.299 index
World 0.455 index
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.37 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.299 −0.001 −0.33%
2022 0.3 −0.002 −0.66%
2021 0.302 −0.01 −3.21%
2020 0.312 −0.006 −1.89%
2019 0.318 −0.002 −0.63%
2018 0.32 −0.005 −1.54%
2017 0.325 −0.002 −0.61%
2016 0.327 −0.012 −3.54%
2015 0.339 −0.002 −0.59%
2014 0.341 +0 +0%
2013 0.341 +0.001 +0.29%
2012 0.34 +0.001 +0.29%
2011 0.339 +0.004 +1.19%
2010 0.335 +0.004 +1.21%
2009 0.331 +0.004 +1.22%
2008 0.327 +0.004 +1.24%
2007 0.323 +0.005 +1.57%
2006 0.318 +0.001 +0.32%
2005 0.317 −0.006 −1.86%
2004 0.323 −0.003 −0.92%
2003 0.326 −0.005 −1.51%
2002 0.331 −0.008 −2.36%
2001 0.339 −0.014 −3.97%
2000 0.353 −0.006 −1.67%
1999 0.359 −0.007 −1.91%
1998 0.366 −0.008 −2.14%
1997 0.374 −0.009 −2.35%
1996 0.383 −0.009 −2.3%
1995 0.392 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 0.031 MY Malaysia 0.172 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.257 TH Thailand 0.288 VN Vietnam 0.299 PH Philippines 0.351 TL Timor-Leste 0.394 ID Indonesia 0.423 LA Laos 0.475 MM Myanmar 0.478 KH Cambodia 0.506
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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