Gender Development Index (GDI) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.926 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Cambodia, 1993–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.926 for gender development index in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Cambodia peaked at 0.935 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.834, in 1995.
That places Cambodia 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.848 | — |
| 1994 | 0.839 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.834 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.853 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.851 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.843 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.875 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.897 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.889 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.863 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.891 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.872 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.889 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.903 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.895 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.903 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.902 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.904 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.915 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.917 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.906 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.915 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.908 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.923 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.926 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.935 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.926 | -1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.926 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.926 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.849 | 0.834 | 0.875 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8843 | 0.863 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9101 | 0.902 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 | 0.926 | 0.935 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Cambodia?
- Gender development index in Cambodia was 0.926 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.935 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.834 in 1995.
- How does Cambodia rank for gender development index?
- Cambodia ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.