Gender Development Index in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Gender Development Index was 0.948 in 2022. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.948
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
111th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 2022
All-time low
0.877
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Gender Development Index in Korea, Republic of, 1990–2022

00.20.40.60.811990200620221990: 0.8771991: 0.9011992: 0.9051993: 0.9251994: 0.9251995: 0.9271996: 0.9291997: 0.931998: 0.9241999: 0.9252000: 0.9192001: 0.932002: 0.9292003: 0.932004: 0.9322005: 0.9332006: 0.9342007: 0.9332008: 0.9352009: 0.9242010: 0.932011: 0.9312012: 0.9332013: 0.9342014: 0.9352015: 0.9362016: 0.9382017: 0.942018: 0.9432019: 0.9452020: 0.9462021: 0.9472022: 0.948

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Korea, Republic of recorded 0.948 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 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender development index in Korea, Republic of peaked at 0.948 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.877, in 1990.

That places Korea, Republic of 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9168 0.877 0.93 10
2000s 0.9299 0.919 0.935 10
2010s 0.9365 0.93 0.945 10
2020s 0.947 0.946 0.948 3

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 109 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.949 compare
  2. 109 Nicaragua 0.949 compare
  3. 111 Kenya 0.948 compare
  4. 113 Sri Lanka 0.947 compare
  5. 114 Madagascar, Republic of 0.945 compare
  6. 114 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.945 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender development index in Korea, Republic of?
Gender development index in Korea, Republic of was 0.948 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gender development index recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2022.
What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.877 in 1990.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for gender development index?
Korea, Republic of ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender development index rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea, Republic of 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.