Data for 2014

Gender Inequality Index, 2014

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2014
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2014, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2014 covers 157 countries. Yemen is highest, at 0.815; Denmark is lowest, at 0.035. The middle country reads 0.384. Against 2013, 147 values changed (35 up, 112 down), 2 countries joined.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2014

HighestYemen

0.815

LowestDenmark

0.035

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

157countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
145distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.035
2	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.038
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.041
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.042
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.045
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.054
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.062
=8	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.066
=8	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.066
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.069
11	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.070
12	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.073
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.077
14	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.079
=15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.081
=15	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.081
17	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.091
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.101
19	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.113
=20	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.116
=20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.116
=20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.116
23	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.119
24	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.121
25	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.126
26	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.135
27	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.138
28	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.139
29	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.141
30	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.143
31	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.144
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.146
33	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.149
34	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.156
35	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.160
36	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.166
37	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.187
38	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.190
39	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.191
40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.202
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.210
=42	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.221
=42	United States`USA`Northern America	0.221
44	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.224
45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.229
46	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.230
47	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.233
48	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.236
49	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.248
50	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.261
51	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.268
52	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.272
53	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.280
54	Chile`CHL`South America	0.291
55	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.293
56	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.301
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.303
58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.308
59	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.309
=60	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.310
=60	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.310
62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.313
63	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.326
64	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.332
65	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.337
66	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.339
67	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.341
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.343
69	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.344
70	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.346
71	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.347
72	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.352
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.361
74	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.368
75	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.369
76	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.373
77	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.374
78	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.382
79	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.384
80	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.388
81	Peru`PER`South America	0.393
82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.396
83	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.399
84	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.404
85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.407
86	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.408
87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.413
88	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.419
89	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.420
90	Colombia`COL`South America	0.422
91	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.424
92	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.428
93	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.429
94	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.431
95	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.435
96	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.438
97	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.441
98	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.449
99	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.455
100	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.470
101	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.482
=102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.489
=102	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.489
=102	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.489
105	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.491
106	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.495
107	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.500
108	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.502
109	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.504
110	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.510
111	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.515
112	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.516
113	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.522
114	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.524
115	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.526
116	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.528
117	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.529
118	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.533
119	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.537
120	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.538
121	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.541
122	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.546
123	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.548
=124	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.553
=124	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.553
126	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.562
127	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.565
=128	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.569
=128	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.569
130	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.570
131	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.572
132	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.577
133	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.579
134	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.587
135	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.588
136	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.592
137	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.594
138	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.609
139	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.611
140	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.618
141	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.625
=142	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.627
=142	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.627
144	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.630
145	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.637
146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.640
147	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.645
148	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.653
149	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.662
=150	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.664
=150	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.664
152	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.670
153	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.677
154	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.687
155	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.774
156	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.800
157	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.815

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#157Yemen0.815
#156Vanuatu0.800
#155Tonga0.774
#154Afghanistan0.687
#153Nigeria0.677

Lowest

#1Denmark0.035
#2Netherlands0.038
#3Switzerland0.041
#4Sweden0.042
#5Norway0.045

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.384. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
147values changed, of 155 in both
35 · 112rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

Tonga0.481 → 0.774+0.293
Kuwait0.195 → 0.301+0.106
Thailand0.352 → 0.408+0.056
Moldova0.227 → 0.248+0.021
Latvia0.210 → 0.230+0.020

Fell most

Panama0.475 → 0.424−0.051
Fiji0.390 → 0.352−0.038
Bolivia0.473 → 0.435−0.038
Colombia0.449 → 0.422−0.027
Bhutan0.430 → 0.404−0.026

+ Comoros

+ Yemen

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 2014.
145 distinct values among 157
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.116. 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 157 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2014). Gender Inequality Index, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2014

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