Gender Inequality Index (GII) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gender Inequality Index (GII) was 0.429 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Paraguay, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.429 for gender inequality index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Paraguay peaked at 0.606 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.429, in 2022.
That places Paraguay 59th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.606 | — |
| 1991 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.605 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.599 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.596 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.58 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.577 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.576 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.578 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.557 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.544 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.541 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.55 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.517 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.515 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.491 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.485 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.484 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.479 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.463 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.444 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.449 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.451 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.439 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.438 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.435 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.434 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.43 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.429 | -0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.429 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.351, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.429 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.391, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.588 | 0.557 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.519 | 0.485 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4521 | 0.435 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.431 | 0.429 | 0.434 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Paraguay?
- Gender inequality index in Paraguay was 0.429 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.606 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.429 in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for gender inequality index?
- Paraguay ranks 59th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.