Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Maldives
Maldives: Gender Inequality Index (GII) was 0.328 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.328 for gender inequality index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Maldives peaked at 0.673 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.328, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 88th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.673 | — |
| 1991 | 0.654 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.638 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.623 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.611 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.588 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.57 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.55 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.528 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.513 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.493 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.474 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.45 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.436 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.39 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.378 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.362 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.371 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.415 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.402 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.396 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.378 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.366 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.378 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.37 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.355 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.336 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.328 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.336 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.338 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.333 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.328 | -1.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.328 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.351, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.328 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4065, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5948 | 0.513 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4205 | 0.362 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3645 | 0.328 | 0.402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.333 | 0.328 | 0.338 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Maldives?
- Gender inequality index in Maldives was 0.328 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.673 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.328 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for gender inequality index?
- Maldives ranks 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Inequality Index (GII). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.