Gender Development Index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Gender Development Index was 0.622 in 2022. β¬ Flat
Gender Development Index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 2008β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of is 0.622, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.717 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.622, in 2022.
That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 178th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6835 | 0.682 | 0.685 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6777 | 0.634 | 0.701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.678 | 0.622 | 0.717 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 0.805 compare
- 176 Iraq 0.786 compare
- 177 Chad 0.776 compare
- 179 Yemen, Republic of 0.456 compare
More gender data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 703,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 657,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 686,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 644,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 672,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Gender development index in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 0.622 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.717 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.622 in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for gender development index?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 178th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.