Iraq vs Syria: Gender Development Index

Iraq

0.793

in 2023

Syria

0.787

in 2023

Iraq rank

175th

Syria rank

176th

Gender Development Index over time

Iraq
Syria

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.793 against 0.787 in Syria, a difference of 0.006.

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

Iraq ranks 175th and Syria ranks 176th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Iraq
Gender Development Index in Syria
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.