Gender Development Index (GDI) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.972 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in El Salvador, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.972 for gender development index in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in El Salvador peaked at 0.986 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.926, in 1997.
That places El Salvador 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.934 | — |
| 1996 | 0.93 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.926 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.932 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.934 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.927 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.926 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.927 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.934 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.938 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.949 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.962 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.954 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.955 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.978 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.973 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.972 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.981 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.982 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.983 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.986 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.985 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.983 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.977 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.969 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.972 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.972 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.972 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9312 | 0.926 | 0.934 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.941 | 0.926 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.98 | 0.972 | 0.986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.971 | 0.969 | 0.972 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in El Salvador?
- Gender development index in El Salvador was 0.972 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.926 in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for gender development index?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.