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Gender inequality index — Zimbabwe

Gender inequality index in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 0.519 index. Ranked 140 in the world out of 172. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 10.5%.

2023 0.519 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 140of 172
Period maximum 0.625 index2001
Period minimum 0.519 index2020

Trend over time

1995–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Zimbabwe, 1995–20230.50.550.60.6519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.58 index1996: 0.579 index1997: 0.573 index1998: 0.573 index1999: 0.587 index2000: 0.606 index2001: 0.625 index2002: 0.607 index2003: 0.617 index2004: 0.611 index2005: 0.581 index2006: 0.578 index2007: 0.587 index2008: 0.6 index2009: 0.6 index2010: 0.595 index2011: 0.589 index2012: 0.592 index2013: 0.55 index2014: 0.538 index2015: 0.533 index2016: 0.529 index2017: 0.52 index2018: 0.52 index2019: 0.525 index2020: 0.519 index2021: 0.519 index2022: 0.52 index2023: 0.519 index
Change over the period: −0.061 (−10.52%) Average annual rate: -0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 0.519 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 — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.519 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.52 +0.001 +0.19%
2021 0.519 +0 +0%
2020 0.519 −0.006 −1.14%
2019 0.525 +0.005 +0.96%
2018 0.52 +0 +0%
2017 0.52 −0.009 −1.7%
2016 0.529 −0.004 −0.75%
2015 0.533 −0.005 −0.93%
2014 0.538 −0.012 −2.18%
2013 0.55 −0.042 −7.09%
2012 0.592 +0.003 +0.51%
2011 0.589 −0.006 −1.01%
2010 0.595 −0.005 −0.83%
2009 0.6 +0 +0%
2008 0.6 +0.013 +2.21%
2007 0.587 +0.009 +1.56%
2006 0.578 −0.003 −0.52%
2005 0.581 −0.03 −4.91%
2004 0.611 −0.006 −0.97%
2003 0.617 +0.01 +1.65%
2002 0.607 −0.018 −2.88%
2001 0.625 +0.019 +3.14%
2000 0.606 +0.019 +3.24%
1999 0.587 +0.014 +2.44%
1998 0.573 +0 +0%
1997 0.573 −0.006 −1.04%
1996 0.579 −0.001 −0.17%
1995 0.58 — —

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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