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social2023

Gender Inequality Index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•172 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.3value
Median: 0.4value
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
Yemen
0.8value
Lowest
Denmark
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen0.8value
2Nigeria0.7value
3Somalia0.7value
4Chad0.7value
5Afghanistan0.7value
By Region
Africa0.5value(9 countries)
Other0.4value(94 countries)
Asia0.3value(25 countries)
South America0.3value(7 countries)
North America0.3value(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (0.8value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.3value)

Africa (9)
Other (94)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Yemen0.8value
2Nigeria0.7value
3Somalia0.7value
4Chad0.7value
5Afghanistan0.7value
6Liberia0.6value
7Guinea-Bissau0.6value
8Haiti0.6value
9Mali0.6value
10Guinea0.6value
11Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6value
12Mauritania0.6value
13Niger0.6value
14Cote d'Ivoire0.6value
15Sudan0.6value
16Madagascar0.6value
17Papua New Guinea0.6value
18Malawi0.6value
19Republic of The Gambia0.6value
20Benin0.6value
21Sierra Leone0.6value
22Republic of the Congo0.6value
23Togo0.6value
24Cameroon0.6value
25Iraq0.6value
26Vanuatu0.6value
27Burkina Faso0.6value
28Pakistan0.5value
29Lesotho0.5value
30Kenya0.5value
31Uganda0.5value
32Zambia0.5value
33Zimbabwe0.5value
34Angola0.5value
35Ghana0.5value
36Venezuela0.5value
37Cambodia0.5value
38Gabon0.5value
39United Republic of Tanzania0.5value
40Burundi0.5value
41Comoros0.5value
42Ethiopia0.5value
43Sao Tome and Principe0.5value
44Senegal0.5value
45Syrian Arab Republic0.5value
46Botswana0.5value
47Nepal0.5value
48Bangladesh0.5value
49Eswatini0.5value
50Islamic Republic of Iran0.5value
51Djibouti0.5value
52Guatemala0.5value
53Mozambique0.5value
54Myanmar0.5value
55Solomon Islands0.5value
56Lao People's Democratic Republic0.5value
57Namibia0.4value
58Tonga0.4value
59Algeria0.4value
60Morocco0.4value
61Honduras0.4value
62Jordan0.4value
63Belize0.4value
64Guyana0.4value
65Indonesia0.4value
66Bolivia0.4value
67Dominican Republic0.4value
68Samoa0.4value
69Paraguay0.4value
70Nicaragua0.4value
71India0.4value
72Egypt0.4value
73Timor-Leste0.4value
74Rwanda0.4value
75Colombia0.4value
76Suriname0.4value
77Brazil0.4value
78South Africa0.4value
79Panama0.4value
80Sri Lanka0.4value
81El Salvador0.4value
82Lebanon0.4value
83Ecuador0.4value
84Jamaica0.4value
85Mexico0.4value
86Mauritius0.4value
87Philippines0.4value
88Fiji0.4value
89Kyrgyzstan0.3value
90Peru0.3value
91Saint Lucia0.3value
92Bahamas0.3value
93Azerbaijan0.3value
94Maldives0.3value
95Vietnam0.3value
96Cape Verde0.3value
97Barbados0.3value
98Cuba0.3value
99Uzbekistan0.3value
100Thailand0.3value
101Mongolia0.3value
102Bhutan0.3value
103Argentina0.3value
104Trinidad and Tobago0.3value
105Tajikistan0.3value
106Georgia0.3value
107Brunei Darussalam0.3value
108Libya0.3value
109Cyprus0.3value
110Antigua and Barbuda0.2value
111Tunisia0.2value
112Saudi Arabia0.2value
113Romania0.2value
114Türkiye0.2value
115Grenada0.2value
116Oman0.2value
117Uruguay0.2value
118Costa Rica0.2value
119Hungary0.2value
120Bulgaria0.2value
121Qatar0.2value
122Kuwait0.2value
123Kazakhstan0.2value
124Armenia0.2value
125Slovakia0.2value
126Malaysia0.2value
127Russian Federation0.2value
128United States of America0.2value
129Bahrain0.2value
130Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2value
131Moldova, Republic of0.1value
132People's Republic of China0.1value
133Montenegro0.1value
134Latvia0.1value
135Serbia0.1value
136The Republic of North Macedonia0.1value
137Malta0.1value
138Albania0.1value
139Greece0.1value
140Chile0.1value
141Czech Republic0.1value
142United Kingdom0.1value
143New Zealand0.1value
144Poland0.1value
145Belarus0.1value
146Israel0.1value
147Portugal0.1value
148Croatia0.1value
149Lithuania0.1value
150Estonia0.1value
151Japan0.1value
152Germany0.1value
153Australia0.1value
154Ireland0.1value
155Canada0.1value
156Luxembourg0.0value
157Italy0.0value
158Spain0.0value
159Slovenia0.0value
160United Arab Emirates0.0value
161South Korea0.0value
162France0.0value
163Austria0.0value
164Singapore0.0value
165Belgium0.0value
166Iceland0.0value
167Finland0.0value
168Netherlands0.0value
169Switzerland0.0value
170Sweden0.0value
171Norway0.0value
172Denmark0.0value
Showing 172 of 172 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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