Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Malta
Malta: Gender Inequality Index (GII) was 0.117 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Malta is 0.117, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Malta peaked at 0.357 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 2022.
Malta ranks 128th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.34 | — |
| 1991 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.357 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.332 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.341 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.319 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.345 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.35 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.349 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3 | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.293 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.272 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.29 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.297 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.285 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.274 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.265 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.271 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.264 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.26 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.244 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.193 | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.187 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.19 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.188 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.184 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.162 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.167 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.166 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.117 | -29.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.117 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.094, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.117 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.365, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -29.5% | 0.166 | 0.117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3383 | 0.3 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.282 | 0.265 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2062 | 0.162 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 | 0.117 | 0.167 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Malta?
- Gender inequality index in Malta was 0.117 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.357 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for gender inequality index?
- Malta ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.