Gender Development Index (GDI) in Brazil
Brazil: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 1 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1
in 2021
All-time low
0.989
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Gender Development Index in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1 for gender development index in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Brazil peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.989, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 30th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.997 | — |
| 2001 | 0.994 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.996 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.995 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.995 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.996 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.996 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.995 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.992 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.994 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.992 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.99 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.989 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.991 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.993 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.992 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.992 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.994 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.996 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | -0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.995 | 0.992 | 0.997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9917 | 0.989 | 0.994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.999 | 0.996 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Brazil?
- Gender development index in Brazil was 1 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.989 in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for gender development index?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil 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.