Gender Development Index (GDI) in Mexico
Mexico: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.979 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.979
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
71st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.992
in 2021
All-time low
0.867
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Mexico stood at 0.979.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Mexico peaked at 0.992 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.867, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 71st 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.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.867 | — |
| 1991 | 0.909 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.913 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.917 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.916 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.922 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.93 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.929 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.928 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.93 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.931 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.93 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.934 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.936 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.943 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.947 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.951 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.955 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.956 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.958 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.963 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.965 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.968 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.972 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.984 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.992 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.979 | -1.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.979 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.979 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9161 | 0.867 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.939 | 0.93 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.961 | 0.955 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.985 | 0.979 | 0.992 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Mexico?
- Gender development index in Mexico was 0.979 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.867 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for gender development index?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.