Gender Development Index in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gender Development Index was 0.972 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.972
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.986
in 2016
All-time low
0.926
in 1997
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Gender Development Index in El Salvador, 1995–2022

00.20.40.60.811995200820221995: 0.9341996: 0.931997: 0.9261998: 0.9321999: 0.9342000: 0.9272001: 0.9262002: 0.9272003: 0.9342004: 0.9382005: 0.9382006: 0.9492007: 0.9622008: 0.9542009: 0.9552010: 0.9782011: 0.9732012: 0.9722013: 0.9812014: 0.9822015: 0.9832016: 0.9862017: 0.9852018: 0.9832019: 0.9772020: 0.9692021: 0.9722022: 0.972

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 84 Honduras 0.974 compare
  2. 85 Chile 0.973 compare
  3. 85 Malaysia 0.973 compare
  4. 87 Austria 0.972 compare
  5. 87 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.972 compare
  6. 90 Switzerland 0.971 compare

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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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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.