Gender Development Index by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
1.04
Ukraine
Lowest
0.407
Yemen
Median
0.9835
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
2,033
What the numbers show
Gender Development Index is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 1.04 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.407 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9835, and the mean is 0.9583.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 10.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 32.1%).
Gender Development Index (UNICEF): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.04 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 2 | Qatar | 1.04 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 1.03 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 1.03 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 1.02 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Russia | 1.02 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1.02 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1.01 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Kuwait | 1.01 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 1.01 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Georgia | 1.01 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 1.01 | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 0.999 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 0.999 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.997 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 0.996 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.996 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 0.995 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | France | 0.993 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 0.992 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Lebanon | 0.992 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | San Marino | 0.991 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.99 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 0.989 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 0.989 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.988 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.987 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.987 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 0.986 | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 0.985 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 35 | Montenegro | 0.984 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 36 | Iceland | 0.983 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0.983 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 0.979 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Belgium | 0.979 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Switzerland | 0.977 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Malta | 0.977 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 0.975 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 0.975 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Netherlands | 0.971 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.967 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 0.964 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 47 | Albania | 0.963 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 0.963 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.959 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 0.957 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Bahrain | 0.957 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 0.955 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | Libya | 0.955 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 0.951 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 55 | Palestine | 0.945 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 0.945 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 0.938 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 0.931 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0.931 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 0.926 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 0.895 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 0.887 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Iran | 0.875 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 0.861 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 0.859 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 0.814 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | Sudan | 0.813 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 68 | Iraq | 0.793 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Syria | 0.787 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 70 | Yemen | 0.407 | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |