Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) by country
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.
Countries reporting
147
Highest
0.9082
Iceland
Lowest
0.492
Yemen, Republic of
Median
0.7141
Years covered
17
2006–2022
Data points
2,178
What the numbers show
Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 0.9082 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.492 in Yemen, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7141, and the mean is 0.7115.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 18.2%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 11.8%).
Global Gender Gap Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 0.9082 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 0.8605 | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 0.8449 | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0.8412 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 0.8224 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Rwanda | 0.8112 | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 0.8102 | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 0.8066 | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.8045 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 0.8011 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.7991 | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 0.7956 | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0.7948 | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.7927 | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 15 | France | 0.7911 | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.7884 | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 0.7884 | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 0.7869 | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.7825 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | South Africa | 0.782 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 0.781 | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.7802 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.7788 | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Burundi | 0.7766 | 2022 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 25 | Canada | 0.7724 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.7707 | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 0.769 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands, The | 0.7673 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.7659 | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 30 | Barbados | 0.7645 | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 0.764 | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.7636 | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.7564 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.7521 | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 35 | Guyana | 0.7517 | 2022 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 36 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.7501 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 0.7491 | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.749 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 39 | Jamaica | 0.7486 | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.7438 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 0.7433 | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Ecuador | 0.7426 | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 0.7401 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 0.7379 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 45 | Suriname | 0.7374 | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 0.7363 | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0.7363 | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 0.7359 | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.7348 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 50 | Singapore | 0.7344 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 0.7341 | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0.7338 | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.7334 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.733 | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.733 | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 56 | Montenegro | 0.7321 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 0.7305 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 58 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.7302 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 59 | Kenya | 0.7293 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.7275 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.7274 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 0.7266 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 63 | Bahamas, The | 0.725 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Uganda | 0.7235 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Zambia | 0.7234 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 0.7203 | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7192 | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 68 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.719 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 69 | Botswana | 0.7187 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 0.7168 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7163 | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 72 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.7158 | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.7149 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0.7141 | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 0.7106 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7101 | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 77 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.7101 | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.7097 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 79 | Czech Republic | 0.7096 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 80 | Poland, Republic of | 0.7094 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Liberia | 0.7091 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 82 | Thailand | 0.709 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 0.708 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0.7075 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 85 | Ukraine | 0.707 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 86 | Honduras | 0.7052 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 87 | Vietnam | 0.7052 | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 0.7033 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Malta | 0.7032 | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.7005 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.6999 | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 92 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.699 | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 93 | Hungary | 0.6986 | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 94 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.6984 | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 95 | Romania | 0.6976 | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 96 | Indonesia | 0.6965 | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 97 | Cyprus | 0.6961 | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 98 | Brazil | 0.696 | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 0.6946 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.6923 | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 101 | Cameroon | 0.6916 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 0.6901 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 103 | Korea, Republic of | 0.6891 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 104 | Greece | 0.6887 | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 105 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.6874 | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 106 | China, People's Republic of | 0.6824 | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 107 | Malaysia | 0.6814 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.6799 | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 109 | Mauritius | 0.6788 | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 110 | Myanmar | 0.6767 | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 111 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.6763 | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 112 | Ghana | 0.6723 | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.6702 | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.6685 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | Guatemala | 0.6644 | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 116 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.6626 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 0.6593 | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 118 | Japan | 0.6496 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 119 | Maldives | 0.6479 | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.6475 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 0.6438 | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 122 | Tunisia | 0.6431 | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 123 | Gambia, The | 0.6407 | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 124 | Jordan | 0.6391 | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 125 | Nigeria | 0.639 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 126 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.6389 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 127 | Angola | 0.6379 | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 128 | Bhutan | 0.6366 | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6358 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 130 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.6347 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 131 | Kuwait | 0.6324 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 132 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.632 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 133 | Malawi | 0.6317 | 2022 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6316 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 135 | India | 0.6286 | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 0.6242 | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 137 | Qatar | 0.6166 | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 138 | Benin | 0.6121 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 139 | Oman | 0.6085 | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 140 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.606 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 141 | Algeria | 0.6024 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 142 | Mali | 0.6011 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 143 | Chad | 0.5787 | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 144 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.5765 | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 145 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.568 | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 146 | Pakistan | 0.5638 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 147 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.492 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.