Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.874 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.874 for gender development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 0.874 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.723, in 1993.
That places India 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7325 | 0.723 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7984 | 0.764 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8326 | 0.819 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8548 | 0.843 | 0.874 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Gender development index vs. gdp per capita in India was 0.874 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.723 in 1993.
- How does India rank for gender development index vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.