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Gender Inequality Index by Country 2024

  • The annual Gender Inequality Index (GII) is compiled annually as part of the United Nations' Human Development Report.
  • As explained by the UN, the GII is "a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market."
  • Lower scores are preferable. Higher scores indicate greater levels of inequality between women and men.

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Country
GII 2021
Yemen0.82
Papua New Guinea0.72
Nigeria0.68
Afghanistan0.68
Central African Republic0.67
Chad0.65
Liberia0.65
Haiti0.64
Sierra Leone0.63
Mauritania0.63
Tonga0.63
Guinea Bissau0.63
Burkina Faso0.62
Guinea0.62
Ivory Coast0.61
Mali0.61
Niger0.61
Gambia0.61
Benin0.60
DR Congo0.60
South Sudan0.59
Togo0.58
Cameroon0.56
Republic of the Congo0.56
Tanzania0.56
Iraq0.56
Lesotho0.56
Madagascar0.56
Malawi0.55
Sudan0.55
Gabon0.54
Zambia0.54
Eswatini0.54
Angola0.54
Mozambique0.54
Pakistan0.53
Zimbabwe0.53
Bangladesh0.53
Uganda0.53
Senegal0.53
Ghana0.53
Ethiopia0.52
Kenya0.51
Burundi0.51
Algeria0.50
Myanmar0.50
Sao Tome and Principe0.49
Venezuela0.49
India0.49
Guatemala0.48
Laos0.48
Syria0.48
Jordan0.47
Botswana0.47
Cambodia0.46
Iran0.46
Guyana0.45
Nepal0.45
Paraguay0.45
Namibia0.45
Indonesia0.44
Egypt0.44
Lebanon0.43
Honduras0.43
Dominican Republic0.43
Suriname0.43
Morocco0.42
Colombia0.42
Nicaragua0.42
Philippines0.42
Bolivia0.42
Samoa0.42
Bhutan0.41
South Africa0.41
Panama0.39
Brazil0.39
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.39
Rwanda0.39
Sri Lanka0.38
Saint Lucia0.38
Peru0.38
Timor Leste0.38
El Salvador0.38
Kyrgyzstan0.37
Belize0.36
Ecuador0.36
Cape Verde0.35
Maldives0.35
Mauritius0.35
Trinidad and Tobago0.34
Jamaica0.34
Thailand0.33
Bahamas0.33
Fiji0.32
Mongolia0.31
Mexico0.31
Kuwait0.30
Cuba0.30
Oman0.30
Vietnam0.30
Azerbaijan0.29
Argentina0.29
Tajikistan0.28
Romania0.28
Georgia0.28
Turkey0.27
Barbados0.27
Tunisia0.26
Libya0.26
Brunei0.26
Costa Rica0.26
Saudi Arabia0.25
Uruguay0.23
Malaysia0.23
Uzbekistan0.23
Hungary0.22
Qatar0.22
Armenia0.22
Bulgaria0.21
Moldova0.20
Russia0.20
Ukraine0.20
China0.19
Chile0.19
Bahrain0.18
Slovakia0.18
United States0.18
Turkmenistan0.18
Malta0.17
Kazakhstan0.16
Latvia0.15
Albania0.14
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.14
North Macedonia0.13
Serbia0.13
Cyprus0.12
Czech Republic0.12
Greece0.12
Montenegro0.12
Poland0.11
Lithuania0.10
Belarus0.10
Estonia0.10
United Kingdom0.10
Croatia0.09
New Zealand0.09
Japan0.08
France0.08
Israel0.08
Ireland0.07
Germany0.07
Australia0.07
Slovenia0.07
Canada0.07
South Korea0.07
Portugal0.07
Spain0.06
Italy0.06
Austria0.05
United Arab Emirates0.05
Belgium0.05
Luxembourg0.04
Iceland0.04
Singapore0.04
Finland0.03
Netherlands0.03
Sweden0.02
Switzerland0.02
Norway0.02
Denmark0.01
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