Global Gender Gap Index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.6358 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Saudi Arabia, 2006–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, global gender gap index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.6358. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6358 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5241, in 2006.
That places Saudi Arabia 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.5519 | 0.5241 | 0.5651 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5862 | 0.5713 | 0.6059 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6126 | 0.599 | 0.6358 | 3 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 259,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 268,301 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Saudi Arabia?
- Global gender gap index in Saudi Arabia was 0.6358 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6358 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for global gender gap index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.