Gender Development Index (GDI) in East Timor
East Timor: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.904 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.904
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
148th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 2016
All-time low
0.881
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2022
Gender Development Index in East Timor, 2009–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in East Timor stood at 0.904.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in East Timor peaked at 1.04 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.881, in 2009.
East Timor ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.881 | — |
| 2010 | 0.904 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.908 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.924 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.92 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.925 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.93 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.931 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.913 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.904 | -1.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.904 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.904 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.881 | 0.881 | 0.881 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9312 | 0.9 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.916 | 0.904 | 0.931 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in East Timor?
- Gender development index in East Timor was 0.904 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.881 in 2009.
- How does East Timor rank for gender development index?
- East Timor ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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.