Global Gender Gap Index in United States
United States: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.769 in 2022. β² Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in United States, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, global gender gap index in United States stood at 0.769. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in United States peaked at 0.769 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7002, in 2007.
That places United States 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 0.7099 | 0.7002 | 0.7179 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7339 | 0.718 | 0.7463 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.752 | 0.724 | 0.769 | 3 |
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More gender data for United States
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.81 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.90 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in United States?
- Global gender gap index in United States was 0.769 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7002 in 2007.
- How does United States rank for global gender gap index?
- United States ranks 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.