Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1 for gender development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.993, in 2001.
That places Brazil 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.996 | — |
| 2001 | 0.993 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.995 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.995 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.995 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.996 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.997 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.997 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.996 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.998 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.996 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.996 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.994 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.993 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.994 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.996 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.996 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.996 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.993 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9835, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.989, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9958 | 0.993 | 0.998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 | 0.993 | 0.996 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.993 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 26 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 26 Seychelles 1 compare
- 29 Ireland 1 compare
- 30 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 30 Portugal 1 compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 1 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.993 in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for gender development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.