Gender Development Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gender Development Index was 1.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Dominican Republic is 1.02, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.887, in 1993.
Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9247 | 0.887 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9608 | 0.951 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.986 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 4 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Dominican Republic?
- Gender development index in Dominican Republic was 1.02 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.887 in 1993.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gender development index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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. 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.