Gender Development Index (GDI) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.987 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.987
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.987
in 2022
All-time low
0.962
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Gender Development Index in Eswatini, 2015–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.987 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 56th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.962 | — |
| 2016 | 0.984 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.973 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.976 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.977 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.981 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.986 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.987 | +0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.987 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.987 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9744 | 0.962 | 0.984 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9847 | 0.981 | 0.987 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Eswatini?
- Gender development index in Eswatini was 0.987 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.987 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.962 in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for gender development index?
- Eswatini ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.