Global Gender Gap Index in Benin
Benin: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.6121 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6121
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
138th
of 147 countries
All-time high
0.658
in 2020
All-time low
0.5582
in 2008
Years of data
15
2006β2022
Global Gender Gap Index in Benin, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, global gender gap index in Benin stood at 0.6121.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Benin peaked at 0.658 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5582, in 2008.
Benin ranks 138th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5665 | 0.5582 | 0.5778 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.617 | 0.5719 | 0.654 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.641 | 0.6121 | 0.658 | 3 |
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More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Benin?
- Global gender gap index in Benin was 0.6121 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.658 in 2020.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5582 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for global gender gap index?
- Benin ranks 138th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.