Data for 2015

Gender Development Index, 2015

Name: Gender Development Index, 2015
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
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2015, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Development Index, 2015 covers 178 countries. Mongolia is highest, at 1.037; Yemen is lowest, at 0.531. The middle country reads 0.964. Against 2014, 155 values changed (104 up, 51 down), 4 countries joined.

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Gender Development Index · Data for 2015

HighestMongolia

1.037

LowestYemen

0.531

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

178countries
1measure
2015the year it describes
118distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	Honduras`HND`Central America	1.000
2	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.001
3	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.998
4	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.003
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.997
=6	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.996
=6	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.996
=6	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1.004
=6	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.004
=6	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.996
=6	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.996
=6	United States`USA`Northern America	0.996
=6	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.004
=14	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.995
=14	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.995
=16	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.006
=16	Panama`PAN`Central America	1.006
=16	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.994
=19	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.007
=19	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1.007
21	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.993
=22	Colombia`COL`South America	0.992
=22	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.992
=22	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.008
=22	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.008
=26	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	1.010
=26	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.990
=26	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.990
29	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.011
=30	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.989
=30	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.989
32	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.988
33	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.013
=34	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.987
=34	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.987
=34	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.987
=37	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.986
=37	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.986
=37	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1.014
=40	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.985
=40	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.985
=40	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.985
=43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.984
=43	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.984
45	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.017
=46	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.983
=46	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.983
=46	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.983
=46	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.983
50	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.982
51	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.981
=52	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.980
=52	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.980
=52	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.980
=52	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.980
56	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.021
57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.979
58	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.022
59	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.023
60	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.977
=61	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.024
=61	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.976
=61	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.976
64	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.025
65	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.027
66	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.973
=67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.972
=67	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.972
=69	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.030
=69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.970
=71	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.969
=71	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.969
=71	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.969
=71	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.969
=71	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.969
=76	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.968
=76	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.968
78	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.033
=79	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.967
=79	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.967
=79	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.967
=82	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.966
=82	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.966
=84	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.965
=84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.965
=86	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.964
=86	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.964
=86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.964
89	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1.037
90	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.963
=91	Chile`CHL`South America	0.962
=91	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.962
93	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.961
=94	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.958
=94	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.958
=94	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.958
=94	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.958
=98	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.957
=98	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.957
100	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.955
101	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.953
=102	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.952
=102	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.952
104	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.951
=105	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.950
=105	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.950
=107	Peru`PER`South America	0.949
=107	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.949
109	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.948
110	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.946
111	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.945
=112	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.944
=112	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.944
=114	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.941
=114	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.941
=114	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.941
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.939
118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.938
119	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.937
120	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.934
121	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.933
=122	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.931
=122	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.931
124	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.930
125	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.929
126	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.926
=127	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.924
=127	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.924
=129	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.923
=129	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.923
=129	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.923
132	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.921
133	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.920
134	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.918
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.917
136	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.916
137	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.914
=138	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.913
=138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.913
=138	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.913
141	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.911
142	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.910
143	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.908
=144	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.905
=144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.905
146	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.903
=147	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.902
=147	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.902
149	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.895
150	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.889
151	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.885
=152	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.883
=152	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.883
154	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.882
155	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.877
=156	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.873
=156	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.873
158	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.869
159	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.867
160	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.863
161	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.857
162	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.853
163	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.852
=164	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.850
=164	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.850
166	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.848
167	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.847
168	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.839
169	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.837
170	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.824
171	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.816
172	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.814
173	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.805
174	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.802
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.787
176	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.759
177	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.695
178	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.531

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

89Mongolia1.037
78Latvia1.033
69Lithuania1.030
65Qatar1.027
64Barbados1.025

Lowest

178Yemen0.531
177Afghanistan0.695
176Pakistan0.759
175Djibouti0.787
174Iraq0.802

1 is parity; further away in either direction is worse. The middle country reads 0.964. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 174 in both
104 · 51rose · fell
19unchanged

Rose most

Mali0.823 → 0.850+0.027
Cameroon0.863 → 0.889+0.026
Afghanistan0.673 → 0.695+0.022
Syria0.834 → 0.853+0.019
Cabo Verde0.989 → 1.007+0.018

Fell most

Burundi1.007 → 0.926−0.081
Yemen0.567 → 0.531−0.036
Niger0.839 → 0.805−0.034
Nicaragua0.977 → 0.948−0.029
Togo0.841 → 0.814−0.027

+ Djibouti

+ Grenada

+ Myanmar

+ Eswatini

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 2015.
118 distinct values among 178
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 5 countries share 0.996. 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 178 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2015). Gender Development Index, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-development/2015

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