El Salvador vs Malaysia: Gender Development Index

El Salvador
0.972
in 2022
Malaysia
0.973
in 2022
El Salvador rank
87th
Malaysia rank
85th

Gender Development Index over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.81199520082022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.973 against 0.972 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 85th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.933 0.922 0.011 El Salvador
2000s 0.941 0.9424 0.0014 Malaysia
2010s 0.98 0.9738 0.0062 El Salvador
2020s 0.971 0.9763 0.0053 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender development index, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.973 against 0.972 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender development index between El Salvador and Malaysia?
0.001, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for gender development index?
El Salvador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 85th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender Development Index (GDI)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
179 places, 4,677 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.