Gender Development Index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Gender Development Index was 0.914 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.914
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
144th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.914
in 2022
All-time low
0.743
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Gender Development Index in Bangladesh, 1990–2022

00.20.40.60.811990200620221990: 0.7431991: 0.7511992: 0.7721993: 0.7791994: 0.7881995: 0.7961996: 0.7981997: 0.8171998: 0.8281999: 0.8352000: 0.8462001: 0.8362002: 0.8212003: 0.7942004: 0.8032005: 0.8162006: 0.8192007: 0.832008: 0.8422009: 0.8432010: 0.8582011: 0.862012: 0.8692013: 0.8992014: 0.8822015: 0.8832016: 0.8962017: 0.9052018: 0.8952019: 0.9072020: 0.9072021: 0.9082022: 0.914

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender development index in Bangladesh is 0.914, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender development index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.914 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.743, in 1990.

Bangladesh ranks 144th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7907 0.743 0.835 10
2000s 0.825 0.794 0.846 10
2010s 0.8854 0.858 0.907 10
2020s 0.9097 0.907 0.914 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 141 Rwanda 0.921 compare
  2. 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.919 compare
  3. 142 Tajikistan 0.919 compare
  4. 144 Comoros 0.914 compare
  5. 146 Congo 0.909 compare
  6. 147 Angola 0.905 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender development index in Bangladesh?
Gender development index in Bangladesh was 0.914 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gender development index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2022.
What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.743 in 1990.
How does Bangladesh rank for gender development index?
Bangladesh ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender development index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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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.