Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Africa

49 countries in Africa, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.238
Tunisia
Median country
0.524
half above, half below
World
0.455
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.238 to 0.677
Tunisia - Nigeria

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Across 49 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Nigeria (0.677) and the lowest in Tunisia (0.238).

The median country is at 0.524: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Gender Inequality Index over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Tunisia0.238
2Libya0.253
3Cabo Verde0.298
4Mauritius0.352
5South Africa0.388
6Rwanda0.394
7Egypt0.398
8Morocco0.438
9Algeria0.443
10Namibia0.448
11Mozambique0.479
12Djibouti0.481
13Eswatini0.484
14Botswana0.490
15Senegal0.490
16São Tomé and Principe0.492
17Ethiopia0.497
18Burundi0.501
19Comoros0.501
20Tanzania0.504
21Gabon0.505
22Ghana0.514
23Angola0.515
24Zimbabwe0.519
25Uganda0.524
26Zambia0.524
27Kenya0.526
28Lesotho0.534
29Burkina Faso0.555
30Cameroon0.558
31Togo0.564
32Republic of the Congo0.565
33Sierra Leone0.566
34Benin0.573
35The Gambia0.578
36Malawi0.581
37Madagascar0.584
38Sudan0.588
39Côte d'Ivoire0.589
40Niger0.591
41Mauritania0.603
42Democratic Republic of the Congo0.604
43Guinea0.609
44Mali0.612
45Guinea-Bissau0.632
46Liberia0.646
47Chad0.670
48Somalia0.675
49Nigeria0.677
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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