Data for 2012

Gender Development Index, 2012

Name: Gender Development Index, 2012
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2012, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Development Index, 2012 covers 173 countries. Lithuania is highest, at 1.038; Yemen is lowest, at 0.612. The middle country reads 0.962. Against 2011, 152 values changed (95 up, 57 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gender Development Index · Data for 2012

HighestLithuania

1.038

LowestYemen

0.612

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

173countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
114distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.000
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.001
3	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	1.002
4	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.996
=5	Panama`PAN`Central America	1.005
=5	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.005
=5	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.005
=8	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.995
=8	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.995
=10	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.994
=10	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.994
=10	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.994
13	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.007
=14	Colombia`COL`South America	0.993
=14	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.993
=14	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.993
=14	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.993
=18	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.992
=18	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.992
=18	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.992
=18	United States`USA`Northern America	0.992
22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.009
=23	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.991
=23	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.991
25	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1.011
=26	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.988
=26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.012
=26	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.012
29	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.987
=30	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.986
=30	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.986
=30	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.986
=33	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.015
=33	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.015
=33	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.015
36	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.985
=37	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.016
=37	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.984
=39	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.983
=39	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.983
=41	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.982
=41	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.982
=41	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.982
=44	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.981
=44	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.981
=44	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.981
=44	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.981
=48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.980
=48	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.980
=48	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.980
=48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1.020
52	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.978
53	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.023
=54	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.977
=54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.977
=56	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.024
=56	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.976
58	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.975
59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.974
=60	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.973
=60	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.973
=62	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.028
=62	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.972
=62	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.972
=62	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.972
=62	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.972
67	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.029
=68	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.971
=68	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.971
=68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.971
=71	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.970
=71	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.970
73	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.968
74	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.033
=75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.967
=75	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.967
77	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.966
78	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.965
=79	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.964
=79	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.964
81	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1.037
=82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.963
=82	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.963
=84	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.962
=84	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.962
=84	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.038
=84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.962
=88	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.961
=88	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.961
=90	Chile`CHL`South America	0.958
=90	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.958
=90	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.958
93	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.956
94	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.955
=95	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.953
=95	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.953
=97	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.952
=97	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.952
=99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.951
=99	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.951
=99	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.951
102	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.950
=103	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.949
=103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.949
105	Peru`PER`South America	0.947
=106	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.945
=106	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.945
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.942
109	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.939
110	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.938
111	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.937
=112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.934
=112	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.934
114	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.933
115	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.932
116	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.931
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.930
118	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.929
=119	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.928
=119	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.928
121	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.925
=122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.924
=122	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.924
124	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.920
=125	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.916
=125	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.916
127	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.911
128	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.910
=129	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.905
=129	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.905
=131	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.904
=131	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.904
133	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.902
134	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.901
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.900
136	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.897
=137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.896
=137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.896
=139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.895
=139	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.895
141	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.894
142	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.892
143	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.887
144	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.879
145	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.878
146	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.875
=147	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.873
=147	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.873
149	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.872
150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.868
=151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.867
=151	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.867
153	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.865
154	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.864
155	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.856
=156	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.850
=156	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.850
158	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.848
159	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.847
160	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.844
=161	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.838
=161	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.838
163	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.836
164	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.826
165	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.818
166	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.817
167	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.816
168	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.813
169	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.786
170	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.703
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.700
172	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.653
173	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.612

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

84Lithuania1.038
81Mongolia1.037
74Latvia1.033
67Russia1.029
62Belarus1.028

Lowest

173Yemen0.612
172Afghanistan0.653
171Pakistan0.700
170Niger0.703
169Iraq0.786

1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse. The middle country reads 0.962. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
152values changed, of 173 in both
95 · 57rose · fell
21unchanged

Rose most

Samoa0.921 → 0.971+0.050
Mali0.820 → 0.850+0.030
Syria0.829 → 0.850+0.021
Vietnam0.975 → 0.994+0.019
Togo0.799 → 0.818+0.019

Fell most

Uganda0.918 → 0.879−0.039
Afghanistan0.685 → 0.653−0.032
Côte d’Ivoire0.871 → 0.844−0.027
Pakistan0.727 → 0.700−0.027
Niger0.729 → 0.703−0.026

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 2012.
114 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 4 countries share 0.993. 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.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2012). Gender Development Index, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-development/2012

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