Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in United States
United States: Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) was 0.769 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in United States, 2006–2022
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.
Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7042 | — |
| 2007 | 0.7002 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7179 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7173 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7411 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7412 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7373 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7392 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7463 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.722 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.718 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.72 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.724 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.763 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.769 | +0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.769 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7379, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.