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Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Gender Development Index

Malawi
0.925
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.926
in 2023
Malawi rank
141st
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Gender Development Index over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
00.20.40.60.81199820102023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.926 against 0.925 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 179 countries.

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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

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.