Gender Inequality Index (GII) by country
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.
Countries reporting
162
Highest
0.82
Yemen, Republic of
Lowest
0.009
Denmark
Median
0.3485
Years covered
33
1990–2022
Data points
4,377
What the numbers show
Gender Inequality Index (GII) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 0.82 in Yemen, Republic of; the lowest is 0.009 in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3485, and the mean is 0.3307.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 147 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 19.3%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 80.2%).
Gender Inequality Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.82 | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Nigeria | 0.677 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 0.671 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 4 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.665 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 0.656 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | Benin | 0.649 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.631 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 8 | Haiti | 0.621 | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 0.613 | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.612 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 11 | Niger | 0.609 | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 0.607 | 2022 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.605 | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 0.604 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.603 | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 16 | Gambia, The | 0.585 | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 0.579 | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 0.578 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 0.577 | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.574 | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Congo, Republic of | 0.572 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 22 | Iraq | 0.562 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Cameroon | 0.555 | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.552 | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan | 0.548 | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 0.533 | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 27 | Uganda | 0.527 | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Zambia | 0.526 | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 29 | Gabon | 0.524 | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 0.522 | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 31 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.521 | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Angola | 0.52 | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 0.519 | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.513 | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 0.512 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 0.505 | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 37 | Burundi | 0.499 | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0.498 | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Nepal | 0.495 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.494 | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 41 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.491 | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.487 | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 0.486 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.484 | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 0.483 | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 0.479 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.477 | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.474 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.467 | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 50 | Tonga | 0.462 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 51 | Algeria | 0.46 | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 52 | Belize | 0.454 | 2022 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 53 | Namibia | 0.45 | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 54 | Jordan | 0.449 | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 0.44 | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 56 | Indonesia | 0.439 | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 57 | India | 0.437 | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 0.433 | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0.429 | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia | 0.418 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 61 | Guyana | 0.416 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 62 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.415 | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.413 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 64 | Suriname | 0.405 | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 65 | South Africa | 0.401 | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.4 | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 0.397 | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 0.392 | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 0.392 | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.391 | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.389 | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.388 | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 73 | Vietnam | 0.378 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.376 | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.371 | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0.369 | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0.369 | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 78 | Lebanon | 0.365 | 2022 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 0.36 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.352 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 81 | Jamaica | 0.35 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 82 | St. Lucia | 0.347 | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.345 | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0.334 | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 85 | Bahamas, The | 0.333 | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 86 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.332 | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 87 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.329 | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 88 | Maldives | 0.328 | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 0.325 | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 90 | Thailand | 0.31 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.297 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.292 | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 93 | Barbados | 0.289 | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 94 | Georgia | 0.283 | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.279 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 96 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.269 | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 97 | Oman | 0.267 | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 98 | Libya | 0.266 | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.264 | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 100 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.259 | 2022 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 101 | Cyprus | 0.253 | 2022 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 102 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.242 | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 103 | Uruguay | 0.24 | 2022 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 104 | Tunisia | 0.237 | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 0.232 | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 106 | Hungary | 0.23 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 106 | Romania | 0.23 | 2022 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 0.229 | 2022 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 109 | Qatar | 0.212 | 2022 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 0.206 | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 111 | Malaysia | 0.202 | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 112 | Kuwait | 0.199 | 2022 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.198 | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 114 | Chile | 0.19 | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 115 | Ukraine | 0.188 | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 116 | China, People's Republic of | 0.186 | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 117 | Slovak Republic | 0.184 | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 118 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.181 | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 119 | United States | 0.18 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 0.178 | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 121 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.177 | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.156 | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.148 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.142 | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.134 | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 126 | Greece | 0.12 | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 127 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.119 | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 128 | Malta | 0.117 | 2022 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 129 | Albania | 0.116 | 2022 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 130 | Montenegro | 0.114 | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 0.113 | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 132 | Poland, Republic of | 0.105 | 2022 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 133 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.098 | 2022 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 134 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.096 | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 0.094 | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.093 | 2022 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 137 | Israel | 0.092 | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 138 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.087 | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 139 | France | 0.084 | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 140 | New Zealand | 0.082 | 2022 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 141 | Japan | 0.078 | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 142 | Portugal | 0.076 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Ireland | 0.072 | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 144 | Germany | 0.071 | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 145 | Canada | 0.069 | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 146 | Australia | 0.063 | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 147 | Korea, Republic of | 0.062 | 2022 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Spain | 0.059 | 2022 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 149 | Italy | 0.057 | 2022 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 150 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.049 | 2022 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Austria | 0.048 | 2022 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 152 | Belgium | 0.044 | 2022 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 0.043 | 2022 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 154 | Iceland | 0.039 | 2022 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 155 | Singapore | 0.036 | 2022 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0.035 | 2022 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Finland | 0.032 | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Netherlands, The | 0.025 | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 159 | Sweden | 0.023 | 2022 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 160 | Switzerland | 0.018 | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Norway | 0.012 | 2022 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 162 | Denmark | 0.009 | 2022 | down 78.6% | falling |
About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.