Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malta
Malta: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.983
in 2020
All-time low
0.876
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.98 for gender development index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Malta peaked at 0.983 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.876, in 1990.
That places Malta 70th 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.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.876 | — |
| 1991 | 0.879 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.889 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.876 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.886 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.903 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.898 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.902 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.896 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.916 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.912 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.919 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.926 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.913 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.923 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.929 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.94 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.935 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.934 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.948 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.951 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.957 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.966 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.965 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.972 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.974 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.973 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.983 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 99% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.906, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8885 | 0.876 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9242 | 0.912 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.934 | 0.974 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.981 | 0.98 | 0.983 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Malta?
- Gender development index in Malta was 0.98 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.983 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.876 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for gender development index?
- Malta ranks 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.