Gender Development Index (GDI) in Maldives
Maldives: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.976 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Maldives, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.976 for gender development index in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Maldives peaked at 1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.891, in 1995.
That places Maldives 76th 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 28 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.891 | — |
| 1996 | 0.895 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.902 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.907 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.913 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.92 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.921 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.923 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.924 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.925 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.927 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.933 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.935 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.959 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.942 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.945 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.949 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.953 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.986 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.961 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.965 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.973 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.975 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.976 | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.976 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.976 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.9305, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9016 | 0.891 | 0.913 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9599 | 0.942 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9747 | 0.973 | 0.976 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Maldives?
- Gender development index in Maldives was 0.976 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.891 in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for gender development index?
- Maldives ranks 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.