Data for 2013

Gender Development Index, 2013

Name: Gender Development Index, 2013
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2013, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Development Index, 2013 covers 173 countries. Mongolia is highest, at 1.038; Yemen is lowest, at 0.599. The middle country reads 0.960. Against 2012, 157 values changed (97 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gender Development Index · Data for 2013

HighestMongolia

1.038

LowestYemen

0.599

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

173countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
111distinct 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.000
2	Panama`PAN`Central America	1.001
=3	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.998
=3	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.002
=3	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.998
6	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.003
7	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.997
=8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.996
=8	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.996
10	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.995
=11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.006
=11	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.994
=11	Colombia`COL`South America	0.994
=11	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.994
=11	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.006
16	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.007
=17	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.993
=17	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.993
=17	United States`USA`Northern America	0.993
=20	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.992
=20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.008
=22	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.991
=22	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.991
=24	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.989
=24	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.989
=24	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.989
=24	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.989
=24	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.989
29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.012
30	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.987
=31	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.014
=31	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1.014
=31	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.986
=34	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.985
=34	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.985
=34	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.985
=37	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.984
=37	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.984
=37	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.984
=37	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.016
41	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.983
=42	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.982
=42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.982
=42	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1.018
=45	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.019
=45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.019
=47	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.981
=47	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.981
=47	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.981
=47	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.981
=51	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.980
=51	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.980
=51	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.020
=51	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.980
=51	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.020
56	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.023
57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.977
=58	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.975
=58	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.975
=58	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.975
=61	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.974
=61	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.026
=61	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.974
64	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.027
=65	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.971
=65	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.971
=65	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.971
=68	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.970
=68	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.970
70	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.031
71	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.969
72	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.968
=73	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.967
=73	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.967
=73	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.967
=76	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.966
=76	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.966
=78	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.964
=78	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.964
=78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.964
=78	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.964
82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.963
=83	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.962
=83	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1.038
=85	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.961
=85	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.961
87	Chile`CHL`South America	0.960
88	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.959
=89	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.958
=89	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.958
=89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.958
=89	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.958
93	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.957
94	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.956
95	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.955
=96	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.954
=96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.954
=96	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.954
=96	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.954
=96	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.954
101	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.953
102	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.952
103	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.951
104	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.950
105	Peru`PER`South America	0.948
106	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.947
=107	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.946
=107	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.946
109	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.942
110	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.941
111	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.940
=112	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.935
=112	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.935
=112	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.935
115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.934
116	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.933
=117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.932
=117	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.932
=117	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.932
120	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.926
=121	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.925
=121	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.925
=121	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.925
=124	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.923
=124	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.923
=126	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.920
=126	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.920
128	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.918
129	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.917
130	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.914
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.911
132	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.909
=133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.908
=133	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.908
135	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.903
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.902
137	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.901
138	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.900
139	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.899
=140	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.897
=140	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.897
142	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.895
143	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.893
=144	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.889
=144	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.889
146	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.879
147	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.878
=148	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.876
=148	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.876
150	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.873
=151	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.868
=151	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.868
=151	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.868
154	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.866
155	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.862
156	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.860
157	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.859
158	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.853
159	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.846
160	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.843
=161	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.842
=161	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.842
163	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.841
164	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.838
165	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.835
166	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.829
=167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.819
=167	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.819
169	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.793
170	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.772
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.742
172	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.681
173	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.599

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

83Mongolia1.038
70Lithuania1.031
64Russia1.027
61Latvia1.026
56Belarus1.023

Lowest

173Yemen0.599
172Afghanistan0.681
171Pakistan0.742
170Niger0.772
169Iraq0.793

1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse. The middle country reads 0.960. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
157values changed, of 173 in both
97 · 60rose · fell
16unchanged

Rose most

Niger0.703 → 0.772+0.069
Pakistan0.700 → 0.742+0.042
Uganda0.879 → 0.917+0.038
Côte d’Ivoire0.844 → 0.873+0.029
Afghanistan0.653 → 0.681+0.028

Fell most

Samoa0.971 → 0.957−0.014
Bhutan0.967 → 0.954−0.013
Yemen0.612 → 0.599−0.013
Iran0.878 → 0.866−0.012
Nicaragua0.980 → 0.968−0.012

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 2013.
111 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 5 countries share 0.989. 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 (2013). Gender Development Index, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-development/2013

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