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Gender inequality index — World

Gender inequality index in the world in 2023 — 0.455 index. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 21.8%.

2023 0.455 index −0.44% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.582 index1993
Period minimum 0.455 index2023

Trend over time

1993–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — World, 1993–20230.450.50.550.6199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 0.582 index1994: 0.58 index1995: 0.579 index1996: 0.577 index1997: 0.574 index1998: 0.568 index1999: 0.562 index2000: 0.557 index2001: 0.551 index2002: 0.546 index2003: 0.54 index2004: 0.533 index2005: 0.525 index2006: 0.518 index2007: 0.514 index2008: 0.512 index2009: 0.507 index2010: 0.504 index2011: 0.503 index2012: 0.499 index2013: 0.494 index2014: 0.488 index2015: 0.48 index2016: 0.475 index2017: 0.471 index2018: 0.467 index2019: 0.464 index2020: 0.459 index2021: 0.458 index2022: 0.457 index2023: 0.455 index
Change over the period: −0.127 (−21.82%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %

Comparison, 2023

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

World 0.455 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.455 −0.002 −0.44%
2022 0.457 −0.001 −0.22%
2021 0.458 −0.001 −0.22%
2020 0.459 −0.005 −1.08%
2019 0.464 −0.003 −0.64%
2018 0.467 −0.004 −0.85%
2017 0.471 −0.004 −0.84%
2016 0.475 −0.005 −1.04%
2015 0.48 −0.008 −1.64%
2014 0.488 −0.006 −1.21%
2013 0.494 −0.005 −1%
2012 0.499 −0.004 −0.8%
2011 0.503 −0.001 −0.2%
2010 0.504 −0.003 −0.59%
2009 0.507 −0.005 −0.98%
2008 0.512 −0.002 −0.39%
2007 0.514 −0.004 −0.77%
2006 0.518 −0.007 −1.33%
2005 0.525 −0.008 −1.5%
2004 0.533 −0.007 −1.3%
2003 0.54 −0.006 −1.1%
2002 0.546 −0.005 −0.91%
2001 0.551 −0.006 −1.08%
2000 0.557 −0.005 −0.89%
1999 0.562 −0.006 −1.06%
1998 0.568 −0.006 −1.05%
1997 0.574 −0.003 −0.52%
1996 0.577 −0.002 −0.35%
1995 0.579 −0.001 −0.17%
1994 0.58 −0.002 −0.34%
1993 0.582 — —

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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