Gender Development Index (GDI) in Finland
Finland: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.989 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.989
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 1996
All-time low
0.988
in 2013
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Finland, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.989 for gender development index in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Finland peaked at 1.01 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.988, in 2013.
Finland ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.998 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.996 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.994 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.992 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.999 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.988 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.989 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.989 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.988 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.989 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.989 | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.989 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.989 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.986, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9986 | 0.992 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9928 | 0.988 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9893 | 0.989 | 0.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Finland?
- Gender development index in Finland was 0.989 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.988 in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for gender development index?
- Finland ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.