Global Gender Gap Index in New Zealand

New Zealand: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.8412 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.8412
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 147 countries
All-time high
0.8412
in 2022
All-time low
0.7509
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2022

Global Gender Gap Index in New Zealand, 2006–2022

00.20.40.60.82006201420222006: 0.7512007: 0.7652008: 0.7862009: 0.7882010: 0.7812011: 0.7812012: 0.782013: 0.782014: 0.7772015: 0.7822016: 0.7812017: 0.7912018: 0.8012020: 0.7992021: 0.842022: 0.841

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.8412 for global gender gap index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global gender gap index in New Zealand peaked at 0.8412 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7509, in 2006.

That places New Zealand 4th 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.

Global Gender Gap Index in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in New Zealand, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.7509
2007 0.7649 +1.9%
2008 0.7859 +2.7%
2009 0.788 +0.3%
2010 0.7808 -0.9%
2011 0.781 +0.0%
2012 0.7805 -0.1%
2013 0.7799 -0.1%
2014 0.7772 -0.3%
2015 0.782 +0.6%
2016 0.781 -0.1%
2017 0.791 +1.3%
2018 0.801 +1.3%
2020 0.799 -0.2%
2021 0.84 +5.1%
2022 0.8412 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7724 0.7509 0.788 4
2010s 0.7838 0.7772 0.801 9
2020s 0.8267 0.799 0.8412 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 1 Iceland 0.9082 compare
  2. 2 Finland 0.8605 compare
  3. 3 Norway 0.8449 compare
  4. 5 Sweden 0.8224 compare
  5. 6 Rwanda 0.8112 compare
  6. 7 Nicaragua 0.8102 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global gender gap index in New Zealand?
Global gender gap index in New Zealand was 0.8412 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8412 in 2022.
What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7509 in 2006.
How does New Zealand rank for global gender gap index?
New Zealand ranks 4th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
Is global gender gap index rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Global Gender Gap Index (GGI)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
147 places, 2,178 data points, 2006–2022
Last refreshed

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.