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Gender Inequality Index (GII)

172 countries, 2023. Unit: index 0-1.

First in the ranking

0.003

Denmark

Median country

0.352

half above, half below

World

0.455

UNDP aggregate

Range

0.003 to 0.838

Denmark - Yemen

How to read it

Across 172 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Yemen (0.838) and the lowest in Denmark (0.003).

The median country is at 0.352: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 0.580 in 1994 to 0.455 in 2023.

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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				Continent
Denmark in chart	1	Denmark	0.003	Europe
Norway in chart	2	Norway	0.004	Europe
Sweden in chart	3	Sweden	0.007	Europe
Switzerland in chart	4	Switzerland	0.010	Europe
Netherlands in chart	5	Netherlands	0.013	Europe
Finland in chart	6	Finland	0.021	Europe
Iceland in chart	7	Iceland	0.024	Europe
Belgium in chart	8	Belgium	0.031	Europe
Singapore in chart	9	Singapore	0.031	Asia
Austria in chart	10	Austria	0.033	Europe
France in chart	11	France	0.034	Europe
South Korea in chart	12	South Korea	0.038	Asia
United Arab Emirates in chart	13	United Arab Emirates	0.040	Asia
Slovenia in chart	14	Slovenia	0.042	Europe
Spain in chart	15	Spain	0.043	Europe
Italy in chart	16	Italy	0.043	Europe
Luxembourg in chart	17	Luxembourg	0.044	Europe
Canada in chart	18	Canada	0.052	North America
Ireland in chart	19	Ireland	0.054	Europe
Australia in chart	20	Australia	0.056	Oceania
Germany in chart	21	Germany	0.057	Europe
Japan in chart	22	Japan	0.059	Asia
Estonia in chart	23	Estonia	0.061	Europe
Lithuania in chart	24	Lithuania	0.070	Europe
Croatia in chart	25	Croatia	0.074	Europe
Portugal in chart	26	Portugal	0.076	Europe
Belarus in chart	27	Belarus	0.080	Europe
Israel in chart	28	Israel	0.080	Asia
Poland in chart	29	Poland	0.081	Europe
New Zealand in chart	30	New Zealand	0.082	Oceania
United Kingdom in chart	31	United Kingdom	0.083	Europe
Czechia in chart	32	Czechia	0.088	Europe
Chile in chart	33	Chile	0.102	South America
Greece in chart	34	Greece	0.103	Europe
Albania in chart	35	Albania	0.107	Europe
Malta in chart	36	Malta	0.111	Europe
North Macedonia in chart	37	North Macedonia	0.112	Europe
Latvia in chart	38	Latvia	0.117	Europe
Serbia in chart	39	Serbia	0.117	Europe
Montenegro in chart	40	Montenegro	0.121	Europe
China in chart	41	China	0.132	Asia
Moldova in chart	42	Moldova	0.146	Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.157	Europe
Bahrain in chart	44	Bahrain	0.165	Asia
Russia in chart	45	Russia	0.169	Europe
United States in chart	46	United States	0.169	North America
Malaysia in chart	47	Malaysia	0.172	Asia
Slovakia in chart	48	Slovakia	0.176	Europe
Armenia in chart	49	Armenia	0.180	Asia
Kazakhstan in chart	50	Kazakhstan	0.182	Asia
Kuwait in chart	51	Kuwait	0.188	Asia
Qatar in chart	52	Qatar	0.195	Asia
Bulgaria in chart	53	Bulgaria	0.208	Europe
Hungary in chart	54	Hungary	0.213	Europe
Costa Rica in chart	55	Costa Rica	0.217	North America
Uruguay in chart	56	Uruguay	0.218	South America
Oman in chart	57	Oman	0.222	Asia
Grenada in chart	58	Grenada	0.226	North America
Romania in chart	59	Romania	0.227	Europe
Türkiye in chart	60	Türkiye	0.227	Asia
Saudi Arabia in chart	61	Saudi Arabia	0.228	Asia
Tunisia in chart	62	Tunisia	0.238	Africa
Antigua and Barbuda in chart	63	Antigua and Barbuda	0.240	North America
Cyprus in chart	64	Cyprus	0.252	Asia
Libya in chart	65	Libya	0.253	Africa
Brunei in chart	66	Brunei	0.257	Asia
Georgia in chart	67	Georgia	0.257	Asia
Tajikistan in chart	68	Tajikistan	0.258	Asia
Trinidad and Tobago in chart	69	Trinidad and Tobago	0.262	North America
Argentina in chart	70	Argentina	0.264	South America
Bhutan in chart	71	Bhutan	0.278	Asia
Mongolia in chart	72	Mongolia	0.284	Asia
Thailand in chart	73	Thailand	0.288	Asia
Uzbekistan in chart	74	Uzbekistan	0.291	Asia
Cuba in chart	75	Cuba	0.296	North America
Barbados in chart	76	Barbados	0.297	North America
Cabo Verde in chart	77	Cabo Verde	0.298	Africa
Vietnam in chart	78	Vietnam	0.299	Asia
Maldives in chart	79	Maldives	0.309	Asia
Azerbaijan in chart	80	Azerbaijan	0.315	Asia
Bahamas in chart	81	Bahamas	0.325	North America
Saint Lucia in chart	82	Saint Lucia	0.327	North America
Kyrgyzstan in chart	83	Kyrgyzstan	0.340	Asia
Peru in chart	84	Peru	0.340	South America
Fiji in chart	85	Fiji	0.350	Oceania
Philippines in chart	86	Philippines	0.351	Asia
Mauritius in chart	87	Mauritius	0.352	Africa
Ecuador in chart	88	Ecuador	0.358	South America
Jamaica in chart	89	Jamaica	0.358	North America
Mexico in chart	90	Mexico	0.358	North America
Lebanon in chart	91	Lebanon	0.360	Asia
El Salvador in chart	92	El Salvador	0.362	North America
Sri Lanka in chart	93	Sri Lanka	0.367	Asia
Panama in chart	94	Panama	0.374	North America
South Africa in chart	95	South Africa	0.388	Africa
Brazil in chart	96	Brazil	0.390	South America
Suriname in chart	97	Suriname	0.391	South America
Colombia in chart	98	Colombia	0.393	South America
Rwanda in chart	99	Rwanda	0.394	Africa
Timor-Leste in chart	100	Timor-Leste	0.394	Asia
Egypt in chart	101	Egypt	0.398	Africa
India in chart	102	India	0.403	Asia
Nicaragua in chart	103	Nicaragua	0.408	North America
Paraguay in chart	104	Paraguay	0.412	South America
Samoa in chart	105	Samoa	0.416	Oceania
Dominican Republic in chart	106	Dominican Republic	0.417	North America
Bolivia in chart	107	Bolivia	0.419	South America
Indonesia in chart	108	Indonesia	0.423	Asia
Guyana in chart	109	Guyana	0.427	South America
Belize in chart	110	Belize	0.428	North America
Jordan in chart	111	Jordan	0.433	Asia
Honduras in chart	112	Honduras	0.437	North America
Morocco in chart	113	Morocco	0.438	Africa
Algeria in chart	114	Algeria	0.443	Africa
Tonga in chart	115	Tonga	0.444	Oceania
Namibia in chart	116	Namibia	0.448	Africa
Laos in chart	117	Laos	0.475	Asia
Myanmar in chart	118	Myanmar	0.478	Asia
Solomon Islands in chart	119	Solomon Islands	0.478	Oceania
Mozambique in chart	120	Mozambique	0.479	Africa
Guatemala in chart	121	Guatemala	0.480	North America
Djibouti in chart	122	Djibouti	0.481	Africa
Iran in chart	123	Iran	0.482	Asia
Eswatini in chart	124	Eswatini	0.484	Africa
Bangladesh in chart	125	Bangladesh	0.487	Asia
Nepal in chart	126	Nepal	0.487	Asia
Botswana in chart	127	Botswana	0.490	Africa
Senegal in chart	128	Senegal	0.490	Africa
Syria in chart	129	Syria	0.490	Asia
São Tomé and Principe in chart	130	São Tomé and Principe	0.492	Africa
Ethiopia in chart	131	Ethiopia	0.497	Africa
Burundi in chart	132	Burundi	0.501	Africa
Comoros in chart	133	Comoros	0.501	Africa
Tanzania in chart	134	Tanzania	0.504	Africa
Gabon in chart	135	Gabon	0.505	Africa
Cambodia in chart	136	Cambodia	0.506	Asia
Venezuela in chart	137	Venezuela	0.512	South America
Ghana in chart	138	Ghana	0.514	Africa
Angola in chart	139	Angola	0.515	Africa
Zimbabwe in chart	140	Zimbabwe	0.519	Africa
Uganda in chart	141	Uganda	0.524	Africa
Zambia in chart	142	Zambia	0.524	Africa
Kenya in chart	143	Kenya	0.526	Africa
Lesotho in chart	144	Lesotho	0.534	Africa
Pakistan in chart	145	Pakistan	0.536	Asia
Burkina Faso in chart	146	Burkina Faso	0.555	Africa
Vanuatu in chart	147	Vanuatu	0.556	Oceania
Cameroon in chart	148	Cameroon	0.558	Africa
Iraq in chart	149	Iraq	0.558	Asia
Togo in chart	150	Togo	0.564	Africa
Republic of the Congo in chart	151	Republic of the Congo	0.565	Africa
Sierra Leone in chart	152	Sierra Leone	0.566	Africa
Benin in chart	153	Benin	0.573	Africa
The Gambia in chart	154	The Gambia	0.578	Africa
Malawi in chart	155	Malawi	0.581	Africa
Madagascar in chart	156	Madagascar	0.584	Africa
Papua New Guinea in chart	157	Papua New Guinea	0.584	Oceania
Sudan in chart	158	Sudan	0.588	Africa
Côte d'Ivoire in chart	159	Côte d'Ivoire	0.589	Africa
Niger in chart	160	Niger	0.591	Africa
Mauritania in chart	161	Mauritania	0.603	Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo in chart	162	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.604	Africa
Guinea in chart	163	Guinea	0.609	Africa
Mali in chart	164	Mali	0.612	Africa
Haiti in chart	165	Haiti	0.618	North America
Guinea-Bissau in chart	166	Guinea-Bissau	0.632	Africa
Liberia in chart	167	Liberia	0.646	Africa
Afghanistan in chart	168	Afghanistan	0.661	Asia
Chad in chart	169	Chad	0.670	Africa
Somalia in chart	170	Somalia	0.675	Africa
Nigeria in chart	171	Nigeria	0.677	Africa
Yemen in chart	172	Yemen	0.838	Asia

UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2013-2023

% change · 155 countries

Largest increase

Cyprus 0.212 → 0.252 +19%
Algeria 0.403 → 0.443 +10%
Belize 0.401 → 0.428 +7%
Uzbekistan 0.275 → 0.291 +6%
Venezuela 0.494 → 0.512 +4%

Largest decrease

Denmark 0.039 → 0.003 −92%
Norway 0.049 → 0.004 −92%
Sweden 0.045 → 0.007 −84%
Switzerland 0.043 → 0.010 −77%
United Arab Emirates 0.154 → 0.040 −74%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Gender Inequality Index - continent medians

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

By continent

median country

Africa	0.524
Asia	0.291
Europe	0.075
North America	0.343
South America	0.391
Oceania	0.430

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.