Data for 2006

Gender Inequality Index, 2006

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2006
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2006, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2006 covers 146 countries. Kyrgyzstan is highest, at 0.766; Sweden is lowest, at 0.046. The middle country reads 0.408. Against 2005, 136 values changed (35 up, 101 down), 3 countries joined.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2006

HighestKyrgyzstan

0.766

LowestSweden

0.046

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

146countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
139distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNDP Human Development Report Office’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Gender Inequality Index, 2006, as published. The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 146 countries · select a heading to sort

Gender Inequality Index, 2006: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.046
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.055
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.061
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.069
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.073
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.081
7	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.097
8	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.100
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.104
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.107
11	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.109
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.112
=13	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.126
=13	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.126
15	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.127
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.134
17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.135
18	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.140
19	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.141
20	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.150
21	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.152
22	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.153
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.156
24	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.158
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.160
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.170
27	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.173
28	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.176
29	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.180
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.181
31	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.185
32	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.186
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.191
34	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.198
35	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.201
36	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.223
37	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.227
38	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.230
39	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.231
40	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.239
=41	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.252
=41	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.252
43	United States`USA`Northern America	0.254
44	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.260
45	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.264
46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.273
47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.276
48	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.291
49	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.307
50	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.318
51	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.325
52	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.328
53	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.331
54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.332
55	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.335
56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.336
57	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.338
58	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.341
59	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.345
60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.347
61	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.349
62	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.354
63	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.357
64	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.358
65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.370
66	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.373
67	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.375
68	Chile`CHL`South America	0.382
69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.392
70	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.399
71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.403
72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.404
73	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.405
74	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.411
75	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.412
76	Peru`PER`South America	0.414
77	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.415
78	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.430
79	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.440
80	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.442
81	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.443
82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.452
83	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.459
84	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.466
85	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.467
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.468
87	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.475
88	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.476
89	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.479
90	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.481
91	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.487
92	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.493
93	Colombia`COL`South America	0.494
=94	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.504
=94	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.504
96	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.513
97	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.519
98	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.528
99	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.531
100	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.533
101	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.537
102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.540
103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.544
104	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.546
105	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.549
106	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.552
107	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.555
108	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.557
109	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.558
110	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.563
111	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.564
112	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.568
113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.570
114	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.573
=115	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.578
=115	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.578
117	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.587
118	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.596
119	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.598
120	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.601
121	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.612
=122	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.615
=122	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.615
124	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.622
125	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.623
126	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.626
=127	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.627
=127	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.627
129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.629
130	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.633
131	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.634
132	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.640
133	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.644
=134	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.646
=134	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.646
136	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.649
137	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.651
138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.656
139	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.658
140	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.663
141	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.684
142	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.692
143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.693
144	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.715
145	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.763
146	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.766

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#146Kyrgyzstan0.766
#145Saudi Arabia0.763
#144Niger0.715
#143Papua New Guinea0.693
#142Qatar0.692

Lowest

#1Sweden0.046
#2Denmark0.055
#3Netherlands0.061
#4Switzerland0.069
#5Norway0.073

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.408. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
136values changed, of 143 in both
35 · 101rose · fell
7unchanged

Rose most

Haiti0.579 → 0.612+0.033
Mongolia0.385 → 0.405+0.020
Lesotho0.583 → 0.598+0.015
Thailand0.389 → 0.404+0.015
Burkina Faso0.619 → 0.633+0.014

Fell most

United Arab Emirates0.720 → 0.341−0.379
Bahrain0.360 → 0.291−0.069
Mauritania0.715 → 0.656−0.059
Iraq0.669 → 0.615−0.054
Peru0.448 → 0.414−0.034

+ Montenegro

+ Qatar

+ Serbia

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

Read before you use

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 2006.
139 distinct values among 146
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.126. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 146 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
146 rows · 4.7 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download gender-inequality-2006-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own file, on its own site.
HDR25_Composite_indices_complete_time_series.csv

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

UNDP Human Development Report Office (2006). Gender Inequality Index, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2006

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Gender Inequality Index, 2005
143 countries
The year after ›
Gender Inequality Index, 2007
147 countries
All of them
Gender Inequality Index: every year
34 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions