Data for 2013

Gender Inequality Index, 2013

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2013
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2013, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2013 covers 155 countries. Vanuatu is highest, at 0.799; Denmark is lowest, at 0.039. The middle country reads 0.382. Against 2012, 149 values changed (29 up, 120 down), 1 country joined.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2013

HighestVanuatu

0.799

LowestDenmark

0.039

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

155countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
140distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNDP Human Development Report Office’s rank

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Every country and every column of Gender Inequality Index, 2013, as published. The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gender Inequality Index, 2013: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.039
2	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.041
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.043
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.045
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.049
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.060
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.064
8	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.070
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.072
=10	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.073
=10	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.073
12	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.075
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.077
=14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.083
=14	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.083
16	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.085
17	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.099
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.106
19	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.117
20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.118
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.121
=22	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.122
=22	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.122
24	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.123
25	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.128
26	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.138
=27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.145
=27	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.145
29	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.147
30	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.149
31	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.151
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.152
33	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.154
34	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.159
35	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.162
36	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.165
37	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.189
=38	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.194
=38	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.194
40	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.195
41	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.210
42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.212
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.213
44	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.217
45	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.227
46	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.230
47	United States`USA`Northern America	0.231
48	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.233
49	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.236
50	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.246
51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.265
52	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.267
53	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.275
54	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.280
55	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.293
56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.297
57	Chile`CHL`South America	0.308
58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.309
59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.312
60	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.313
61	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.314
62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.321
63	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.326
64	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.338
65	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.339
66	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.341
=67	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.342
=67	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.342
69	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.344
70	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.348
=71	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.352
=71	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.352
73	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.358
74	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.365
75	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.370
76	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.374
77	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.380
78	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.382
79	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.387
=80	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.390
=80	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.390
82	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.401
83	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.403
84	Peru`PER`South America	0.404
85	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.408
86	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.417
87	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.421
88	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.425
89	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.427
90	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.428
91	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.430
92	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.432
93	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.443
94	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.445
95	Colombia`COL`South America	0.449
96	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.454
97	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.466
98	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.470
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.473
100	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.475
101	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.481
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.482
103	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.488
104	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.491
105	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.493
106	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.494
107	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.498
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.502
=109	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.510
=109	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.510
=111	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.517
=111	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.517
113	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.521
114	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.524
115	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.526
116	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.527
117	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.530
118	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.531
119	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.543
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.544
121	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.545
=122	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.550
=122	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.550
124	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.551
=125	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.558
=125	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.558
127	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.568
=128	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.572
=128	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.572
130	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.575
131	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.576
=132	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.578
=132	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.578
134	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.579
135	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.589
136	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.595
137	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.601
138	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.602
139	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.607
140	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.614
141	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.626
142	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.628
143	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.629
144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.633
145	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.639
146	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.646
=147	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.652
=147	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.652
149	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.653
150	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.659
151	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.673
152	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.677
153	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.682
154	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.708
155	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.799

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#155Vanuatu0.799
#154Afghanistan0.708
#153Niger0.682
#152Nigeria0.677
#151Qatar0.673

Lowest

#1Denmark0.039
#2Netherlands0.041
#3Switzerland0.043
#4Sweden0.045
#5Norway0.049

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.382. “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.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 154 in both
29 · 120rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Bhutan0.392 → 0.430+0.038
Iran0.525 → 0.543+0.018
Belize0.384 → 0.401+0.017
Kyrgyzstan0.373 → 0.382+0.009
Libya0.258 → 0.267+0.009

Fell most

Saudi Arabia0.749 → 0.309−0.440
Malta0.243 → 0.194−0.049
Zimbabwe0.592 → 0.550−0.042
Botswana0.538 → 0.498−0.040
Niger0.720 → 0.682−0.038

+ Solomon 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.

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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.
140 distinct values among 155
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.073. 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 155 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2013). Gender Inequality Index, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2013

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