Gender Development Index in Ghana
Ghana: Gender Development Index was 0.933 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Ghana, 1990β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.933 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Ghana peaked at 0.933 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.828, in 1990.
That places Ghana 126th 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8454 | 0.828 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8799 | 0.861 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9121 | 0.906 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.933 | 0.933 | 0.933 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Ghana?
- Gender development index in Ghana was 0.933 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.933 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.828 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for gender development index?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.