Gender Development Index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Gender Development Index was 0.972 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.972
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.972
in 2017
All-time low
0.91
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Gender Development Index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, 1990–2022

00.20.40.60.811990200620221990: 0.911991: 0.9161992: 0.9161993: 0.921994: 0.9241995: 0.9291996: 0.9321997: 0.9331998: 0.9341999: 0.9372000: 0.9442001: 0.9482002: 0.952003: 0.9512004: 0.9532005: 0.9522006: 0.9562007: 0.9522008: 0.9632009: 0.9622010: 0.9662011: 0.9612012: 0.9582013: 0.9632014: 0.9652015: 0.9642016: 0.9652017: 0.9722018: 0.9722019: 0.972020: 0.9712021: 0.9712022: 0.972

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China recorded 0.972 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender development index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China peaked at 0.972 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 1990.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 87th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9251 0.91 0.937 10
2000s 0.9531 0.944 0.963 10
2010s 0.9656 0.958 0.972 10
2020s 0.9713 0.971 0.972 3

Countries ranked near Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

  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 El Salvador 0.972 compare
  6. 90 Switzerland 0.971 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender development index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Gender development index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China was 0.972 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gender development index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 2017.
What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 1990.
How does Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank for gender development index?
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender development index rising or falling in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 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
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Coverage
179 places, 4,677 data points, 1990–2022
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Data on five composite measures of gender equality.