Which has higher gender inequality index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.605 against 0.604 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.

What is the difference in gender inequality index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?

0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Gender Inequality Index (GII). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Gender Inequality Index (GII)

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.605

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

0.604

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

13th

Papua New Guinea rank

14th

Gender Inequality Index (GII) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.605 against 0.604 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 162 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6604	0.689	0.0286	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.6452	0.6856	0.0404	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.607	0.7443	0.1373	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender inequality index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.605 against 0.604 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender inequality index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gender inequality index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Gender Inequality Index (GII). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 162 places, 4,377 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.