Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) was 0.7275 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Eswatini, 2014–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.7275 for global gender gap index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Eswatini peaked at 0.7275 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.665, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 60th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6772 | — |
| 2015 | 0.67 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.665 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.67 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.703 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7275 | +3.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.7275 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6901, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.7275 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7045, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6705 | 0.665 | 0.6772 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7153 | 0.703 | 0.7275 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Eswatini?
- Global gender gap index in Eswatini was 0.7275 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7275 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.665 in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for global gender gap index?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.