Sudan vs Syria: Gender Development Index

Sudan

0.813

in 2023

Syria

0.787

in 2023

Sudan rank

173rd

Syria rank

176th

Gender Development Index over time

Sudan
Syria

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.813 against 0.787 in Syria, a difference of 0.026.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 173rd and Syria ranks 176th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Sudan
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.