Gender Development Index (GDI) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 1.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Vietnam, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Vietnam stood at 1.01. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Vietnam peaked at 1.01 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.951, in 1995.
That places Vietnam 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.951 | — |
| 1996 | 0.955 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.952 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.954 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.956 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.963 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.967 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.968 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.992 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.98 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.991 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.994 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.998 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.01 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9536 | 0.951 | 0.956 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9702 | 0.956 | 0.992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.994 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Vietnam?
- Gender development index in Vietnam was 1.01 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.951 in 1995.
- How does Vietnam rank for gender development index?
- Vietnam ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.