Data for 2020

Gender Inequality Index, 2020

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2020
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2020, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2020 covers 169 countries. Papua New Guinea is highest, at 0.816; Norway is lowest, at 0.009. The middle country reads 0.362. Against 2019, 163 values changed (37 up, 126 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2020

HighestPapua New Guinea

0.816

LowestNorway

0.009

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

169countries
1measure
2020the 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.009
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.010
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.012
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.017
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.024
=6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.030
=6	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.030
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.034
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.041
10	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.042
11	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.044
=12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.048
=12	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.048
=12	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.048
15	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.049
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.056
=17	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.066
=17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.066
=17	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.066
=20	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.071
=20	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.071
22	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.072
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.079
24	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.080
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.083
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.085
27	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.086
=28	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.094
=28	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.094
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.095
31	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.099
32	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.113
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.118
34	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.120
=35	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.125
=35	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.125
37	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.139
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.142
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.144
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.152
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.154
42	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.160
43	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.162
=44	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.181
=44	United States`USA`Northern America	0.181
=46	Chile`CHL`South America	0.182
=46	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.182
=46	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.182
=46	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.182
50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.183
51	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.189
52	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.200
53	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.207
54	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.218
55	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.223
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.227
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.231
58	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.235
=59	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.239
=59	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.239
61	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.244
62	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.245
63	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.262
=64	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.266
=64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.266
=64	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.266
67	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.267
68	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.271
69	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.276
70	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.279
71	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.285
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.301
73	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.302
74	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.303
75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.307
76	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.312
77	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.317
78	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.325
79	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.326
80	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.327
81	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.332
82	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.338
=83	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.359
=83	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.359
=85	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.362
=85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.362
87	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.363
=88	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.368
=88	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.368
=90	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.373
=90	Peru`PER`South America	0.373
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.377
93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.383
94	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.387
95	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.391
96	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.398
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.399
98	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.403
99	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.405
100	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.411
101	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.418
102	Colombia`COL`South America	0.421
=103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.429
=103	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.429
=105	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.431
=105	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.431
107	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.434
108	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.435
109	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.436
110	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.441
111	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.442
112	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.445
113	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.446
114	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.452
115	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.464
116	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.469
117	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.470
118	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.472
119	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.474
120	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.480
121	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.483
122	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.486
123	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.491
124	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.492
125	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.494
126	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.495
127	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.497
128	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.500
129	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.501
130	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.502
131	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.503
132	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.505
133	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.508
134	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.512
135	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.513
136	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.519
137	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.523
138	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.525
139	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.529
140	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.531
=141	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.533
=141	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.533
143	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.544
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.548
145	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.563
146	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.569
147	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.573
148	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.579
=149	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.589
=149	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.589
=149	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.589
152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.602
153	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.605
154	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.606
155	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.609
156	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.613
157	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.614
158	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.621
159	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.622
160	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.623
161	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.638
162	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.643
163	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.654
164	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.674
165	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.679
166	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.696
167	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.796
168	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.808
169	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.816

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#169Papua New Guinea0.816
#168Yemen0.808
#167Vanuatu0.796
#166Chad0.696
#165Nigeria0.679

Lowest

#1Norway0.009
#2Denmark0.010
#3Switzerland0.012
#4Sweden0.017
#5Netherlands0.024

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.362. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
163values changed, of 169 in both
37 · 126rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Burkina Faso0.571 → 0.606+0.035
Mauritius0.325 → 0.359+0.034
Botswana0.466 → 0.497+0.031
Venezuela0.487 → 0.513+0.026
Russia0.160 → 0.181+0.021

Fell most

Mali0.671 → 0.605−0.066
Comoros0.575 → 0.512−0.063
Kuwait0.202 → 0.160−0.042
Saudi Arabia0.283 → 0.245−0.038
Croatia0.118 → 0.086−0.032

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 2020.
145 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 4 countries share 0.182. 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 169 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2020). Gender Inequality Index, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2020

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