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Gender Inequality Index by Country 2025

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Gender Inequality Index Score 2022

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0.82

0.68

0.67

0.67

Country
Gender Inequality Index Score 2022
Yemen Flag
Yemen0.82
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria0.68
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan0.67
Chad Flag
Chad0.67
Somalia Flag
Somalia0.67
Liberia Flag
Liberia0.66
Benin Flag
Benin0.65
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau0.63
Haiti Flag
Haiti0.62
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo0.61
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast0.61
Niger Flag
Niger0.61
Mali Flag
Mali0.61
Guinea Flag
Guinea0.61
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone0.61
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea0.6
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania0.6
Gambia Flag
Gambia0.59
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso0.58
Malawi Flag
Malawi0.58
Togo Flag
Togo0.58
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar0.57
Iraq Flag
Iraq0.56
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon0.56
Sudan Flag
Sudan0.55
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho0.55
Kenya Flag
Kenya0.53
Uganda Flag
Uganda0.53
Zambia Flag
Zambia0.53
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan0.52
Angola Flag
Angola0.52
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela0.52
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe0.52
Gabon Flag
Gabon0.52
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania0.51
Ghana Flag
Ghana0.51
Senegal Flag
Senegal0.51
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh0.5
Nepal Flag
Nepal0.5
Burundi Flag
Burundi0.5
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia0.49
Syria Flag
Syria0.49
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia0.49
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini0.49
Iran Flag
Iran0.48
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar0.48
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique0.48
Botswana Flag
Botswana0.48
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala0.47
Laos Flag
Laos0.47
Algeria Flag
Algeria0.46
Tonga Flag
Tonga0.46
Jordan Flag
Jordan0.45
Namibia Flag
Namibia0.45
Belize Flag
Belize0.45
India Flag
India0.44
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia0.44
Morocco Flag
Morocco0.44
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic0.43
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay0.43
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia0.42
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste0.42
Guyana Flag
Guyana0.42
Honduras Flag
Honduras0.41
Suriname Flag
Suriname0.41
Samoa Flag
Samoa0.41
South Africa Flag
South Africa0.4
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda0.4
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua0.4
Brazil Flag
Brazil0.39
Egypt Flag
Egypt0.39
Philippines Flag
Philippines0.39
Colombia Flag
Colombia0.39
Panama Flag
Panama0.39
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam0.38
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka0.38
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador0.37
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador0.37
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon0.37
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius0.37
Peru Flag
Peru0.36
Mexico Flag
Mexico0.35
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan0.35
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica0.35
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia0.35
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan0.33
Fiji Flag
Fiji0.33
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan0.33
Maldives Flag
Maldives0.33
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde0.33
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas0.33
Thailand Flag
Thailand0.31
Cuba Flag
Cuba0.3
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia0.3
Argentina Flag
Argentina0.29
Barbados Flag
Barbados0.29
Georgia Flag
Georgia0.28
Brunei Flag
Brunei0.28
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan0.27
Libya Flag
Libya0.27
Oman Flag
Oman0.27
Turkey Flag
Turkey0.26
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago0.26
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus0.25
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan0.24
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia0.24
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay0.24
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia0.23
Romania Flag
Romania0.23
Hungary Flag
Hungary0.23
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica0.23
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria0.21
Qatar Flag
Qatar0.21
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia0.2
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait0.2
Armenia Flag
Armenia0.2
China Flag
China0.19
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine0.19
Chile Flag
Chile0.19
United States Flag
United States0.18
Russia Flag
Russia0.18
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan0.18
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia0.18
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain0.18
Moldova Flag
Moldova0.16
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.15
Latvia Flag
Latvia0.14
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia0.13
Greece Flag
Greece0.12
Serbia Flag
Serbia0.12
Albania Flag
Albania0.12
Malta Flag
Malta0.12
Poland Flag
Poland0.11
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic0.11
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro0.11
Belarus Flag
Belarus0.1
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania0.1
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom0.09
Israel Flag
Israel0.09
Croatia Flag
Croatia0.09
Estonia Flag
Estonia0.09
Japan Flag
Japan0.08
France Flag
France0.08
Portugal Flag
Portugal0.08
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand0.08
Germany Flag
Germany0.07
Canada Flag
Canada0.07
Ireland Flag
Ireland0.07
Italy Flag
Italy0.06
South Korea Flag
South Korea0.06
Spain Flag
Spain0.06
Australia Flag
Australia0.06
Austria Flag
Austria0.05
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia0.05
Belgium Flag
Belgium0.04
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates0.04
Singapore Flag
Singapore0.04
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg0.04
Iceland Flag
Iceland0.04
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands0.03
Finland Flag
Finland0.03
Sweden Flag
Sweden0.02
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland0.02
Denmark Flag
Denmark0.01
Norway Flag
Norway0.01
  • 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.