Gender Inequality Index in Niger
Niger: Gender Inequality Index was 0.609 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Niger, 2000β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.609 for gender inequality index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Niger peaked at 0.814 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.609, in 2022.
Niger ranks 11th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7536 | 0.7 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6675 | 0.626 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.617 | 0.609 | 0.632 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 8 Haiti 0.621 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.613 compare
- 10 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0.612 compare
- 12 Mali 0.607 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.605 compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 0.604 compare
More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Niger?
- Gender inequality index in Niger was 0.609 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.814 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.609 in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for gender inequality index?
- Niger ranks 11th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.