Denmark vs Spain: Gender Development Index

Denmark

0.99

in 2023

Spain

0.989

in 2023

Denmark rank

55th

Spain rank

57th

Gender Development Index over time

Denmark
Spain

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.99 against 0.989 in Spain, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 55th and Spain ranks 57th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Denmark
Gender Development Index in Spain
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.