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Gender Development Index (GDI) by country

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.

Countries reporting
179
Highest
1.06
Seychelles
Lowest
0.456
Yemen
Median
0.971
Years covered
33
1990–2022
Data points
4,677

What the numbers show

Gender Development Index (GDI) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 1.06 in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.456 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.971, and the mean is 0.9505.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 19.7%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 28.1%).

Gender Development Index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Seychelles 1.06 2022 up 5.2% rising
2 Naoero 1.04 2022 up 5.8% rising
3 Republic of Moldova 1.03 2022 up 1.8% rising
4 Mongolia 1.03 2022 down 0.1% flat
5 Barbados 1.03 2022 up 1.7% rising
6 Dominican Republic 1.03 2022 up 3.0% rising
7 Lithuania 1.03 2022 up 0.1% flat
8 Qatar 1.03 2022 up 2.0% rising
9 Armenia 1.03 2022 up 4.8% rising
10 Estonia 1.02 2022 unchanged flat
10 Latvia 1.02 2022 down 0.7% flat
12 Russia 1.02 2022 down 0.5% flat
12 Ukraine 1.02 2022 up 1.3% flat
14 Uruguay 1.02 2022 down 0.4% flat
15 Panama 1.02 2022 up 1.4% rising
16 Jamaica 1.02 2022 up 1.4% flat
17 Kuwait 1.01 2022 up 1.7% rising
18 Saint Lucia 1.01 2022 up 0.6% flat
19 Thailand 1.01 2022 unchanged rising
20 Poland 1.01 2022 up 0.3% flat
21 Bahamas 1.01 2022 up 0.3% flat
21 Palau 1.01 2022 up 2.9% flat
21 Viet Nam 1.01 2022 up 0.6% rising
24 Namibia 1.01 2022 up 1.0% rising
25 Georgia 1 2022 up 3.2% rising
25 United States of America 1 2022 up 1.5% flat
27 Belarus 1 2022 down 1.5% flat
28 Slovakia 1 2022 up 1.1% flat
28 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2022 down 2.1% rising
30 Brazil 1 2022 up 1.0% flat
31 Lesotho 0.999 2022 up 0.3% flat
31 Slovenia 0.999 2022 down 0.4% flat
33 Botswana 0.998 2022 up 3.3% flat
33 Colombia 0.998 2022 up 0.6% flat
33 Kazakhstan 0.998 2022 down 0.5% flat
33 Portugal 0.998 2022 up 1.0% flat
37 Tonga 0.996 2022 — flat
38 Argentina 0.995 2022 down 0.5% flat
38 Bulgaria 0.995 2022 up 0.4% flat
38 Costa Rica 0.995 2022 up 1.7% flat
41 Paraguay 0.994 2022 up 1.4% rising
42 Croatia 0.993 2022 up 1.4% flat
42 Luxembourg 0.993 2022 up 1.2% flat
44 Guyana 0.992 2022 — flat
44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.992 2022 up 0.9% rising
46 Ireland 0.991 2022 up 2.0% flat
46 Israel 0.991 2022 up 2.2% rising
46 Singapore 0.991 2022 up 0.4% rising
49 Ecuador 0.99 2022 up 0.7% flat
50 Finland 0.989 2022 down 1.1% flat
50 Hungary 0.989 2022 up 0.2% flat
52 Canada 0.988 2022 up 0.6% flat
52 Czechia 0.988 2022 up 0.7% rising
52 Spain 0.988 2022 up 0.8% flat
52 Libya 0.988 2022 up 0.2% flat
56 Suriname 0.987 2022 down 0.3% flat
56 Eswatini 0.987 2022 up 2.6% flat
58 United Arab Emirates 0.986 2022 up 0.8% flat
58 France 0.986 2022 up 0.1% flat
58 Norway 0.986 2022 down 0.5% flat
58 Serbia 0.986 2022 up 2.7% flat
62 South Africa 0.985 2022 up 1.1% flat
63 Brunei Darussalam 0.983 2022 up 0.5% flat
63 Sweden 0.983 2022 down 1.2% flat
65 Belize 0.982 2022 up 1.7% rising
65 Gabon 0.982 2022 up 0.8% flat
67 Cabo Verde 0.981 2022 down 0.7% flat
67 Denmark 0.981 2022 up 0.2% flat
67 Romania 0.981 2022 up 0.5% flat
70 Malta 0.98 2022 up 3.0% rising
71 Mexico 0.979 2022 up 2.5% rising
72 Australia 0.978 2022 up 1.8% flat
72 Montenegro 0.978 2022 up 2.6% flat
74 Albania 0.977 2022 up 0.9% rising
74 Cyprus 0.977 2022 up 1.1% rising
76 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.976 2022 down 0.1% flat
76 Grenada 0.976 2022 down 0.7% flat
76 Maldives 0.976 2022 up 3.3% rising
76 Mauritius 0.976 2022 up 2.8% rising
80 Belgium 0.975 2022 up 0.8% flat
80 Iceland 0.975 2022 up 0.5% flat
80 Kyrgyzstan 0.975 2022 down 0.1% flat
80 Tuvalu 0.975 2022 up 0.9% flat
84 Honduras 0.974 2022 down 0.7% rising
85 Chile 0.973 2022 up 1.4% flat
85 Malaysia 0.973 2022 unchanged rising
87 Austria 0.972 2022 up 0.2% flat
87 Hong Kong (China) 0.972 2022 up 1.5% rising
87 El Salvador 0.972 2022 unchanged rising
90 Switzerland 0.971 2022 up 0.7% flat
91 Bhutan 0.97 2022 up 0.4% flat
91 New Zealand 0.97 2022 down 0.2% flat
93 Greece 0.969 2022 down 0.1% flat
93 Italy 0.969 2022 up 0.1% flat
95 Japan 0.968 2022 up 1.1% flat
95 Samoa 0.968 2022 down 0.6% flat
97 Germany 0.966 2022 up 1.7% flat
97 Philippines 0.966 2022 down 0.8% rising
97 San Marino 0.966 2022 down 0.8% flat
100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.965 2022 up 3.2% rising
101 China 0.962 2022 up 1.3% rising
102 Azerbaijan 0.961 2022 up 1.7% flat
103 Netherlands 0.96 2022 up 0.7% flat
104 Solomon Islands 0.959 2022 up 3.2% flat
105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.952 2022 up 2.1% flat
105 Peru 0.952 2022 up 1.0% flat
107 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.95 2022 up 1.7% flat
107 North Macedonia 0.95 2022 up 1.3% flat
109 Liechtenstein 0.949 2022 down 0.2% flat
109 Nicaragua 0.949 2022 down 4.0% flat
111 Kenya 0.948 2022 up 1.8% rising
111 Republic of Korea 0.948 2022 up 1.6% flat
113 Sri Lanka 0.947 2022 down 0.9% flat
114 Madagascar 0.945 2022 up 2.1% rising
114 Marshall Islands 0.945 2022 up 2.9% flat
116 Myanmar 0.941 2022 down 1.8% flat
116 Türkiye 0.941 2022 up 2.8% rising
118 Fiji 0.94 2022 down 0.3% flat
118 Gambia 0.94 2022 up 9.3% rising
118 Indonesia 0.94 2022 up 1.4% rising
118 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.94 2022 up 3.0% rising
122 Bahrain 0.937 2022 down 1.4% flat
122 Oman 0.937 2022 up 2.4% rising
124 Vanuatu 0.936 2022 up 0.5% flat
124 Zimbabwe 0.936 2022 up 2.6% rising
126 Ghana 0.933 2022 up 2.5% rising
127 Guatemala 0.931 2022 up 0.3% flat
128 Zambia 0.93 2022 up 3.4% rising
129 Haiti 0.929 2022 up 3.8% rising
129 Mozambique 0.929 2022 up 2.1% rising
131 Lebanon 0.928 2022 up 1.4% flat
131 Saudi Arabia 0.928 2022 up 4.7% rising
131 Tunisia 0.928 2022 up 3.2% rising
134 Papua New Guinea 0.927 2022 up 2.8% rising
135 Burundi 0.926 2022 up 1.5% rising
135 Cambodia 0.926 2022 up 2.4% rising
135 Malawi 0.926 2022 up 2.4% rising
138 Senegal 0.925 2022 up 3.5% rising
139 Uzbekistan 0.924 2022 down 3.5% flat
140 Ethiopia 0.922 2022 up 7.1% rising
141 Rwanda 0.921 2022 down 2.6% rising
142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.919 2022 up 2.9% rising
142 Tajikistan 0.919 2022 up 3.8% rising
144 Bangladesh 0.914 2022 up 5.2% rising
144 Comoros 0.914 2022 up 3.9% rising
146 Congo 0.909 2022 up 3.6% flat
147 Angola 0.905 2022 up 6.6% rising
148 Timor-Leste 0.904 2022 down 0.4% flat
149 Cameroon 0.9 2022 up 3.9% flat
150 Uganda 0.899 2022 up 3.2% flat
151 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.891 2022 up 10.0% rising
152 Nigeria 0.886 2022 up 3.1% rising
153 Nepal 0.885 2022 down 2.5% rising
153 Sierra Leone 0.885 2022 up 2.3% rising
155 Egypt 0.884 2022 down 1.0% rising
156 Burkina Faso 0.881 2022 up 0.9% rising
156 Algeria 0.881 2022 up 2.9% rising
158 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.88 2022 down 0.1% rising
158 West Bank and Gaza 0.88 2022 up 2.6% rising
160 Mauritania 0.874 2022 up 1.2% flat
161 Sudan 0.868 2022 up 2.2% rising
162 Jordan 0.863 2022 down 0.1% rising
163 Guinea-Bissau 0.862 2022 — flat
164 Côte d'Ivoire 0.861 2022 up 3.4% flat
165 Liberia 0.86 2022 up 5.8% rising
166 India 0.852 2022 up 3.1% rising
167 Morocco 0.851 2022 up 1.8% rising
168 Kiribati 0.849 2022 down 10.3% falling
169 Benin 0.848 2022 up 1.6% rising
169 Togo 0.848 2022 up 4.4% rising
171 Djibouti 0.844 2022 up 5.9% rising
172 Pakistan 0.834 2022 up 19.7% rising
173 Mali 0.83 2022 down 0.2% flat
174 Niger 0.826 2022 up 19.7% rising
175 Syrian Arab Republic 0.805 2022 down 6.0% rising
176 Iraq 0.786 2022 up 0.8% rising
177 Chad 0.776 2022 — flat
178 Afghanistan 0.622 2022 down 1.9% flat
179 Yemen 0.456 2022 down 28.1% falling

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Indicator
Gender Development Index (GDI)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
179 places, 4,677 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.