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Gender Inequality Index

A composite measure reflecting inequality in achievements between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. See Technical note 3 for details on how the Gender Inequality Index is calculated.

Source: HDRO calculations based on UNICEF (2011), UNDESA (2011), IPU (2011), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO (2011) and ILO (2011).

Data in the tables are those available to the Human Development Report Office as of 15 May 2011, unless otherwise specified.

HDI Rank Country 1995 2000 2005 2008 2011
.. Very high human development .. .. 0.236 .. ..
.. High human development .. .. 0.429 .. ..
.. Medium human development .. .. 0.495 .. ..
.. Low human development .. .. 0.632 .. ..
1 Norway 0.106 0.105 0.083 .. 0.075
2 Australia 0.192 0.158 0.139 .. 0.136
3 Netherlands 0.095 0.090 0.077 .. 0.052
4 United States 0.284 .. 0.311 .. 0.299
5 New Zealand 0.208 0.195 0.189 .. 0.195
6 Canada 0.168 .. 0.147 .. 0.140
7 Ireland 0.215 0.204 0.196 .. 0.203
8 Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. ..
9 Germany 0.146 0.131 0.105 .. 0.085
10 Sweden 0.076 0.073 0.065 .. 0.049
11 Switzerland 0.109 0.100 0.084 .. 0.067
12 Japan 0.160 0.137 0.149 .. 0.123
13 Hong Kong, China (SAR) .. .. .. .. ..
14 Iceland 0.155 0.139 0.121 .. 0.099
15 Korea (Republic of) 0.254 .. 0.119 .. 0.111
16 Denmark 0.097 0.079 0.068 .. 0.060
17 Israel 0.235 0.193 0.172 .. 0.145
18 Belgium 0.213 0.178 0.129 .. 0.114
19 Austria 0.163 0.158 0.130 .. 0.131
20 France 0.184 0.164 0.139 .. 0.106
21 Slovenia 0.243 .. 0.203 .. 0.175
22 Finland 0.092 0.089 0.102 .. 0.075
23 Spain 0.145 0.119 0.118 .. 0.117
24 Italy 0.194 0.186 0.176 .. 0.124
25 Luxembourg 0.174 0.169 0.176 .. 0.169
26 Singapore 0.235 .. 0.138 .. 0.086
27 Czech Republic 0.187 0.205 0.153 .. 0.136
28 United Kingdom 0.243 0.228 0.216 .. 0.209
29 Greece 0.257 .. 0.180 .. 0.162
30 United Arab Emirates 0.648 0.628 0.603 .. 0.234
31 Cyprus 0.296 .. 0.145 .. 0.141
32 Andorra .. .. .. .. ..
33 Brunei Darussalam .. .. .. .. ..
34 Estonia 0.359 0.237 0.242 .. 0.194
35 Slovakia 0.241 0.249 0.195 .. 0.194
36 Malta 0.348 .. 0.270 .. 0.272
37 Qatar .. .. .. .. 0.549
38 Hungary 0.310 .. 0.226 .. 0.237
39 Poland 0.236 0.208 0.160 .. 0.164
40 Lithuania 0.277 .. 0.197 .. 0.192
41 Portugal 0.216 0.189 0.170 .. 0.140
42 Bahrain .. .. 0.348 .. 0.288
43 Latvia 0.365 0.299 0.211 .. 0.216
44 Chile 0.477 0.436 0.396 .. 0.374
45 Argentina 0.426 0.423 0.381 .. 0.372
46 Croatia 0.289 0.208 0.194 .. 0.170
47 Barbados 0.361 0.366 0.368 .. 0.364
48 Uruguay 0.451 0.381 0.378 .. 0.352
49 Palau .. .. .. .. ..
50 Romania 0.458 .. 0.345 .. 0.333
51 Cuba 0.433 0.420 0.361 .. 0.337
52 Seychelles .. .. .. .. ..
53 Bahamas .. 0.381 .. .. 0.332
54 Montenegro .. .. .. .. ..
55 Bulgaria 0.338 .. 0.233 .. 0.245
56 Saudi Arabia .. .. 0.682 .. 0.646
57 Mexico 0.506 0.498 0.463 .. 0.448
58 Panama 0.503 .. 0.460 .. 0.492
59 Serbia .. .. .. .. ..
60 Antigua and Barbuda .. .. .. .. ..
61 Malaysia 0.352 0.311 0.305 .. 0.286
62 Trinidad and Tobago 0.416 .. 0.337 .. 0.331
63 Kuwait 0.593 0.436 0.359 .. 0.229
64 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0.673 .. 0.375 .. 0.314
65 Belarus .. .. .. .. ..
66 Russian Federation 0.429 0.429 0.358 .. 0.338
67 Grenada .. .. .. .. ..
68 Kazakhstan 0.412 0.391 0.360 .. 0.334
69 Costa Rica 0.457 0.437 0.382 .. 0.361
70 Albania 0.606 .. 0.333 .. 0.271
71 Lebanon .. .. .. .. 0.440
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis .. .. .. .. ..
73 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.547 .. 0.454 .. 0.447
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. ..
75 Georgia .. .. .. .. 0.418
76 Ukraine 0.452 .. 0.360 .. 0.335
77 Mauritius 0.476 .. 0.356 .. 0.353
78 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .. .. .. .. 0.151
79 Jamaica 0.457 0.462 0.463 .. 0.450
80 Peru 0.547 .. 0.460 .. 0.415
81 Dominica .. .. .. .. ..
82 Saint Lucia .. .. .. .. ..
83 Ecuador 0.621 0.534 0.511 .. 0.469
84 Brazil 0.523 0.514 0.471 .. 0.449
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .. .. .. .. ..
86 Armenia 0.429 0.455 0.390 .. 0.343
87 Colombia 0.558 0.532 0.516 .. 0.482
88 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.585 0.566 0.494 .. 0.485
89 Oman .. .. .. .. 0.309
90 Tonga .. .. .. .. ..
91 Azerbaijan .. 0.668 .. .. 0.314
92 Turkey 0.591 .. 0.515 .. 0.443
93 Belize 0.470 0.524 0.503 .. 0.493
94 Tunisia 0.424 .. 0.335 .. 0.293
95 Jordan 0.637 0.599 0.513 .. 0.456
96 Algeria 0.462 0.520 0.457 .. 0.412
97 Sri Lanka 0.473 .. 0.447 .. 0.419
98 Dominican Republic 0.572 0.519 0.498 .. 0.480
99 Samoa .. .. .. .. ..
100 Fiji 0.453 .. 0.389 .. ..
101 China 0.267 0.170 0.224 .. 0.209
102 Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. ..
103 Thailand 0.448 0.454 0.404 .. 0.382
104 Suriname .. .. .. .. ..
105 El Salvador 0.557 .. 0.533 .. 0.487
106 Gabon 0.562 .. 0.538 .. 0.509
107 Paraguay 0.566 0.541 0.511 .. 0.476
108 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.788 0.580 0.537 .. 0.476
109 Maldives 0.597 .. 0.363 .. 0.320
110 Mongolia 0.315 .. 0.397 .. 0.410
111 Moldova (Republic of) 0.474 .. 0.312 .. 0.298
112 Philippines 0.490 0.477 0.458 .. 0.427
113 Egypt 0.669 0.650 0.599 .. ..
114 Occupied Palestinian Territory .. .. .. .. ..
115 Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. ..
116 Micronesia (Federated States of) .. .. .. .. ..
117 Guyana 0.771 0.487 0.498 .. 0.511
118 Botswana 0.504 0.522 0.525 .. 0.507
119 Syrian Arab Republic 0.537 .. 0.497 .. 0.474
120 Namibia 0.505 0.511 0.491 .. 0.466
121 Honduras 0.775 .. 0.514 .. 0.511
122 Kiribati .. .. .. .. ..
123 South Africa 0.518 0.526 0.520 .. 0.490
124 Indonesia 0.581 .. 0.549 .. 0.505
125 Vanuatu .. .. .. .. ..
126 Kyrgyzstan 0.481 0.454 .. .. 0.370
127 Tajikistan 0.557 0.439 0.368 .. 0.347
128 Viet Nam 0.373 0.350 0.315 .. 0.305
129 Nicaragua 0.629 .. 0.529 .. 0.506
130 Morocco 0.706 0.687 0.543 .. 0.510
131 Guatemala 0.568 .. 0.571 .. 0.542
132 Iraq 0.658 .. 0.529 .. 0.579
133 Cape Verde .. .. .. .. ..
134 India 0.692 .. 0.646 .. 0.617
135 Ghana 0.638 .. 0.606 .. 0.598
136 Equatorial Guinea .. .. .. .. ..
137 Congo .. 0.628 0.631 .. 0.628
138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.808 0.573 0.547 .. 0.513
139 Cambodia 0.623 0.600 0.551 .. 0.500
140 Swaziland 0.571 0.607 0.573 .. 0.546
141 Bhutan .. .. .. .. 0.495
142 Solomon Islands .. .. .. .. ..
143 Kenya 0.692 0.689 0.655 .. 0.627
144 Sao Tome and Principe .. .. .. .. ..
145 Pakistan 0.773 .. 0.611 .. 0.573
146 Bangladesh 0.664 .. 0.598 .. 0.550
147 Timor-Leste .. .. .. .. ..
148 Angola .. .. .. .. ..
149 Myanmar .. .. .. .. 0.492
150 Cameroon 0.702 .. 0.668 .. 0.639
151 Madagascar .. .. .. .. ..
152 Tanzania (United Republic of) 0.648 .. 0.606 .. 0.590
153 Papua New Guinea 0.661 0.658 0.682 .. 0.674
154 Yemen 0.879 0.823 0.791 .. 0.769
155 Senegal 0.651 0.629 0.600 .. 0.566
156 Nigeria .. .. .. .. ..
157 Nepal 0.724 0.680 0.665 .. 0.558
158 Haiti 0.678 .. 0.576 .. 0.599
159 Mauritania 0.779 0.718 .. .. 0.605
160 Lesotho 0.557 0.577 0.564 .. 0.532
161 Uganda 0.654 0.649 0.613 .. 0.577
162 Togo 0.746 .. 0.640 .. 0.602
163 Comoros .. .. .. .. ..
164 Zambia 0.629 .. 0.647 .. 0.627
165 Djibouti .. .. .. .. ..
166 Rwanda 0.579 0.554 0.491 .. 0.453
167 Benin 0.690 .. 0.653 .. 0.634
168 Gambia 0.731 0.721 0.613 .. 0.610
169 Sudan* 0.718 .. 0.653 .. 0.611
170 Côte d'Ivoire 0.700 .. 0.671 .. 0.655
171 Malawi 0.712 .. 0.652 .. 0.594
172 Afghanistan .. .. 0.709 .. 0.707
173 Zimbabwe 0.596 .. 0.589 .. 0.583
174 Ethiopia .. .. .. .. ..
175 Mali 0.726 0.722 0.722 .. 0.712
176 Guinea-Bissau .. .. .. .. ..
177 Eritrea .. .. .. .. ..
178 Guinea .. .. .. .. ..
179 Central African Republic 0.733 .. 0.679 .. 0.669
180 Sierra Leone .. .. 0.663 .. 0.662
181 Burkina Faso .. .. .. .. 0.596
182 Liberia 0.848 0.692 0.677 .. 0.671
183 Chad .. .. .. .. 0.735
184 Mozambique 0.638 0.617 0.622 .. 0.602
185 Burundi .. 0.588 0.522 .. 0.478
186 Niger 0.832 0.821 0.737 .. 0.724
187 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) .. .. 0.722 .. 0.710
.. Tuvalu .. .. .. .. ..
.. Somalia .. .. .. .. ..
.. San Marino .. .. .. .. ..
.. Nauru .. .. .. .. ..
.. Monaco .. .. .. .. ..
.. Marshall Islands .. .. .. .. ..
.. Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) .. .. .. .. ..
Footnotes
1. Refer to Technical Note 3 for details on the calculation.
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