Gender Inequality Index (GII) in South America

12 countries in South America, 2023. Unit: index 0-1. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.102
Median country
0.391
half above, half below
World
0.455
UNDP aggregate
Range
0.102 to 0.512
Chile - Venezuela

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Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Venezuela (0.512) and the lowest in Chile (0.102).

The median country is at 0.391: 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
1Chile0.102
2Uruguay0.218
3Argentina0.264
4Peru0.340
5Ecuador0.358
6Brazil0.390
7Suriname0.391
8Colombia0.393
9Paraguay0.412
10Bolivia0.419
11Guyana0.427
12Venezuela0.512
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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