Global Gender Gap Index in Latvia
Latvia: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.7707 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7707
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 147 countries
All-time high
0.785
in 2020
All-time low
0.7091
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006β2022
Global Gender Gap Index in Latvia, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, global gender gap index in Latvia stood at 0.7707.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Latvia peaked at 0.785 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7091, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 26th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7309 | 0.7091 | 0.7416 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7546 | 0.7399 | 0.7691 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7779 | 0.7707 | 0.785 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 23 Serbia, Republic of 0.7788 compare
- 24 Burundi 0.7766 compare
- 25 Canada 0.7724 compare
- 27 United States 0.769 compare
- 28 Netherlands 0.7673 compare
- 29 Portugal 0.7659 compare
More gender data for Latvia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Latvia?
- Global gender gap index in Latvia was 0.7707 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.785 in 2020.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7091 in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for global gender gap index?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.