Global Gender Gap Index in Belgium
Belgium: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.7927 in 2022. β² Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Belgium, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global gender gap index in Belgium is 0.7927, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Belgium peaked at 0.7927 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7078, in 2006.
That places Belgium 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7151 | 0.7078 | 0.7198 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7548 | 0.738 | 0.7809 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7772 | 0.75 | 0.7927 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 11 Lithuania 0.7991 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 0.7956 compare
- 13 Switzerland 0.7948 compare
- 15 France 0.7911 compare
- 16 Moldova, Republic of 0.7884 compare
- 17 Spain 0.7884 compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,851 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Belgium?
- Global gender gap index in Belgium was 0.7927 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7927 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7078 in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for global gender gap index?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Global Gender Gap Index (GGI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.