Malawi vs Senegal: Gender Development Index

Malawi

0.925

in 2023

Senegal

0.924

in 2023

Malawi rank

141st

Senegal rank

142nd

Gender Development Index over time

Malawi
Senegal

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.925 against 0.924 in Senegal, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 141st and Senegal ranks 142nd of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Malawi
Gender Development Index in Senegal
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.