Data for 2022

Gender Inequality Index, 2022

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2022
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2022, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2022 covers 172 countries. Yemen is highest, at 0.839; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.004. The middle country reads 0.356. Against 2021, 157 values changed (34 up, 123 down), 1 country joined.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2022

HighestYemen

0.839

Lowest2 countries share it

0.004

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

172countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
142distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.004
=1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.004
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.008
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.009
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.017
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.023
7	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.025
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.032
9	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.035
=10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.038
=10	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.038
=12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.040
=12	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.040
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.041
15	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.043
16	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.045
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.046
18	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.054
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.055
20	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.056
21	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.058
22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.062
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.071
=24	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.073
=24	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.073
=26	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.078
=26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.078
28	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.080
29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.083
30	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.087
31	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.088
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.095
33	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.107
=34	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.109
=34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.109
36	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.110
37	Chile`CHL`South America	0.114
38	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.116
39	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.127
40	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.129
=41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.138
=41	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.138
43	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.142
44	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.158
45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.168
46	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.171
=47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.173
=47	United States`USA`Northern America	0.173
49	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.177
50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.178
51	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.180
52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.195
53	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.206
=54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.209
=54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.209
=56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.218
=56	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.218
58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.219
59	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.222
60	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.224
61	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.226
62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.227
63	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.240
=64	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.255
=64	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.255
66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.257
=67	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.262
=67	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.262
69	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.263
70	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.276
71	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.283
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.284
=73	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.297
=73	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.297
=75	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.298
=75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.298
77	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.300
78	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.302
79	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.312
80	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.314
81	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.317
82	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.327
83	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.329
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.340
85	Peru`PER`South America	0.341
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.352
=87	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.360
=87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.360
=89	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.361
=89	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.361
91	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.364
92	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.366
93	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.367
94	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.380
95	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.390
=96	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.391
=96	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.391
98	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.392
99	Colombia`COL`South America	0.395
100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.398
101	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.399
102	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.408
103	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.416
104	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.421
=105	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.422
=105	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.422
=107	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.427
=107	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.427
=109	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.431
=109	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.431
111	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.433
112	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.436
113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.440
114	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.443
115	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.448
116	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.476
=117	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.479
=117	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.479
119	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.480
120	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.481
121	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.482
=122	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.483
=122	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.483
=124	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.487
=124	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.487
=126	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.489
=126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.489
128	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.492
=129	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.493
=129	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.493
131	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.494
132	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.498
=133	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.502
=133	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.502
135	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.506
136	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.512
137	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.515
138	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.520
139	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.522
140	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.524
=141	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.525
=141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.525
143	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.527
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.535
145	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.538
146	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.548
147	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.560
=148	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.562
=148	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.562
150	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.568
151	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.576
152	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.578
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.581
154	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.583
155	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.589
156	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.591
157	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.593
158	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.604
159	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.608
=160	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.610
=160	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.610
162	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.611
163	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.613
164	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.617
165	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.619
166	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.640
167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.651
168	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.665
=169	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.671
=169	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.671
171	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.676
172	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.839

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#172Yemen0.839
#171Somalia0.676
#169Nigeriashared0.671
#169Chadshared0.671
#168Afghanistan0.665

Lowest

#1Norwayshared0.004
#1Denmarkshared0.004
#3Switzerland0.008
#4Sweden0.009
#5Netherlands0.017

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.356. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
157values changed, of 171 in both
34 · 123rose · fell
14unchanged

Rose most

São Tomé and Príncipe0.468 → 0.493+0.025
Afghanistan0.642 → 0.665+0.023
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.138 → 0.158+0.020
Bhutan0.266 → 0.283+0.017
Guatemala0.467 → 0.480+0.013

Fell most

Tonga0.774 → 0.483−0.291
Vanuatu0.795 → 0.562−0.233
Papua New Guinea0.816 → 0.608−0.208
Kuwait0.252 → 0.138−0.114
Burkina Faso0.609 → 0.548−0.061

+ Somalia

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 2022.
142 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.004. 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 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2022). Gender Inequality Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2022

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