Benin vs India: Gender Development Index

Benin

0.866

in 2023

India

0.874

in 2023

Benin rank

162nd

India rank

161st

Gender Development Index over time

Benin
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.874 against 0.866 in Benin, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 162nd and India ranks 161st of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Benin
Gender Development Index in India
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.