Data for 2011

Gender Development Index, 2011

Name: Gender Development Index, 2011
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2011, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Development Index, 2011 covers 173 countries. Lithuania is highest, at 1.044; Yemen is lowest, at 0.622. The middle country reads 0.959. Against 2010, 155 values changed (100 up, 55 down), 1 country joined.

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Gender Development Index · Data for 2011

HighestLithuania

1.044

LowestYemen

0.622

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

173countries
1measure
2011the year it describes
116distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gender Development Index, 2011, as published. UNDP Human Development Report Office ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gender Development Index, 2011: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.000
=2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.001
=2	Panama`PAN`Central America	1.001
4	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.003
=5	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.996
=5	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.996
=5	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.996
=5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.004
=5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.004
=5	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.996
11	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.005
=12	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.995
=12	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.995
14	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.994
15	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.007
16	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.993
=17	Colombia`COL`South America	0.992
=17	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.992
=17	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.992
=17	United States`USA`Northern America	0.992
=21	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.009
=21	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.009
23	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.991
24	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1.010
25	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.989
=26	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.988
=26	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.988
=26	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.012
=29	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.013
=29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.013
31	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.987
32	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.986
=33	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.985
=33	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.985
=33	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.985
=33	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.985
=37	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.016
=37	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.984
39	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.017
=40	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.982
=40	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.982
=40	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.982
=40	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.982
=40	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.982
45	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.981
=46	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.980
=46	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.020
=48	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.978
=48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1.022
=50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.977
=50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.977
=50	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.977
=53	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.024
=53	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.976
=55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.975
=55	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.975
=55	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.975
=55	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.975
59	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.973
60	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.971
=61	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.970
=61	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.970
=61	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.970
=61	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.970
65	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.031
=66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.969
=66	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.969
=68	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.968
=68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.968
70	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.033
=71	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.967
=71	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.967
=71	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.967
=71	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.967
=75	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.966
=75	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.034
=75	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.966
78	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.965
=79	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1.036
=79	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.964
81	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.963
=82	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.962
=82	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.962
=84	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.961
=84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.961
=86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.959
=86	Chile`CHL`South America	0.959
=86	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.959
=89	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.958
=89	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.958
=91	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.957
=91	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.957
=91	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.957
94	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.044
95	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.955
=96	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.953
=96	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.953
=98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.951
=98	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.951
100	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.949
101	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.948
102	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.946
=103	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.944
=103	Peru`PER`South America	0.944
105	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.943
106	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.942
=107	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.940
=107	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.940
109	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.939
110	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.937
111	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.936
112	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.933
=113	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.931
=113	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.931
115	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.930
=116	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.929
=116	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.929
=118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.927
=118	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.927
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.926
121	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.925
122	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.921
123	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.918
124	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.917
=125	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.912
=125	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.912
=127	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.910
=127	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.910
129	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.909
130	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.903
131	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.902
132	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.901
=133	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.900
=133	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.900
135	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.897
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.896
=137	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.892
=137	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.892
=137	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.892
=137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.892
=141	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.891
=141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.891
143	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.888
144	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.887
145	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.874
146	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.871
147	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.870
148	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.869
149	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.866
=150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.864
=150	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.864
=150	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.864
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.863
154	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.859
155	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.858
156	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.856
157	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.848
=158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.838
=158	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.838
160	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.837
161	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.833
162	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.829
163	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.828
164	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.821
165	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.820
166	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.816
167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.809
168	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.799
169	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.782
170	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.729
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.727
172	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.685
173	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.622

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

94Lithuania1.044
79Mongolia1.036
75Latvia1.034
70Russia1.033
65Belarus1.031

Lowest

173Yemen0.622
172Afghanistan0.685
171Pakistan0.727
170Niger0.729
169Iraq0.782

1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse. The middle country reads 0.959. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 172 in both
100 · 55rose · fell
17unchanged

Rose most

Haiti0.845 → 0.896+0.051
Senegal0.879 → 0.912+0.033
Egypt0.864 → 0.888+0.024
Saudi Arabia0.879 → 0.901+0.022
Syria0.807 → 0.829+0.022

Fell most

Niger0.783 → 0.729−0.054
Angola0.870 → 0.833−0.037
Liberia0.840 → 0.809−0.031
Yemen0.644 → 0.622−0.022
San Marino1.014 → 0.996−0.018

+ Marshall Islands

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2011.
116 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 5 countries share 0.982. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UNDP Human Development Report Office publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 173 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2011). Gender Development Index, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-development/2011

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