Cameroon vs Uganda: Gender Development Index

Cameroon

0.898

in 2023

Uganda

0.908

in 2023

Cameroon rank

151st

Uganda rank

149th

Gender Development Index over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.908 against 0.898 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 149th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Cameroon
Gender Development Index in Uganda
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.