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Gender inequality index — Zambia

Gender inequality index in Zambia in 2023 — 0.524 index. Ranked 141 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 24.2%.

2023 0.524 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 141of 172
Period maximum 0.691 index1990
Period minimum 0.521 index2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Zambia, 1990–20230.50.550.60.650.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.691 index1991: 0.667 index1992: 0.665 index1993: 0.662 index1994: 0.659 index1995: 0.655 index1996: 0.653 index1997: 0.65 index1998: 0.647 index1999: 0.65 index2000: 0.65 index2001: 0.639 index2002: 0.623 index2003: 0.615 index2004: 0.613 index2005: 0.607 index2006: 0.596 index2007: 0.589 index2008: 0.591 index2009: 0.594 index2010: 0.579 index2011: 0.582 index2012: 0.58 index2013: 0.572 index2014: 0.569 index2015: 0.561 index2016: 0.536 index2017: 0.534 index2018: 0.529 index2019: 0.521 index2020: 0.523 index2021: 0.526 index2022: 0.525 index2023: 0.524 index
Change over the period: −0.167 (−24.17%) Average annual rate: -0.83 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 0.524 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.524 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.525 −0.001 −0.19%
2021 0.526 +0.003 +0.57%
2020 0.523 +0.002 +0.38%
2019 0.521 −0.008 −1.51%
2018 0.529 −0.005 −0.94%
2017 0.534 −0.002 −0.37%
2016 0.536 −0.025 −4.46%
2015 0.561 −0.008 −1.41%
2014 0.569 −0.003 −0.52%
2013 0.572 −0.008 −1.38%
2012 0.58 −0.002 −0.34%
2011 0.582 +0.003 +0.52%
2010 0.579 −0.015 −2.53%
2009 0.594 +0.003 +0.51%
2008 0.591 +0.002 +0.34%
2007 0.589 −0.007 −1.17%
2006 0.596 −0.011 −1.81%
2005 0.607 −0.006 −0.98%
2004 0.613 −0.002 −0.33%
2003 0.615 −0.008 −1.28%
2002 0.623 −0.016 −2.5%
2001 0.639 −0.011 −1.69%
2000 0.65 +0 +0%
1999 0.65 +0.003 +0.46%
1998 0.647 −0.003 −0.46%
1997 0.65 −0.003 −0.46%
1996 0.653 −0.002 −0.31%
1995 0.655 −0.004 −0.61%
1994 0.659 −0.003 −0.45%
1993 0.662 −0.003 −0.45%
1992 0.665 −0.002 −0.3%
1991 0.667 −0.024 −3.47%
1990 0.691 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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