Algeria vs Cameroon: Gender Development Index

Algeria

0.887

in 2023

Cameroon

0.898

in 2023

Algeria rank

154th

Cameroon rank

151st

Gender Development Index over time

Algeria
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.898 against 0.887 in Algeria, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Algeria ranks 154th and Cameroon ranks 151st of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Algeria
Gender Development Index in Cameroon
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Gender Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,929 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.