Data for 2023

Gender Inequality Index, 2023

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2023
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2023, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2023 covers 172 countries. Yemen is highest, at 0.838; Denmark is lowest, at 0.003. The middle country reads 0.352. Against 2022, 148 values changed (30 up, 118 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2023

HighestYemen

0.838

LowestDenmark

0.003

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

172countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
153distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.003
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.004
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.007
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.010
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.013
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.021
7	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.024
=8	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.031
=8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.031
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.033
11	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.034
12	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.038
13	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.040
14	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.042
=15	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.043
=15	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.043
17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.044
18	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.052
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.054
20	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.056
21	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.057
22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.059
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.061
24	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.070
25	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.074
26	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.076
=27	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.080
=27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.080
29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.081
30	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.082
31	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.083
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.088
33	Chile`CHL`South America	0.102
34	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.103
35	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.107
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.111
37	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.112
=38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.117
=38	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.117
40	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.121
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.132
42	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.146
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.157
44	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.165
=45	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.169
=45	United States`USA`Northern America	0.169
47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.172
48	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.176
49	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.180
50	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.182
51	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.188
52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.195
53	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.208
54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.213
55	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.217
56	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.218
57	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.222
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.226
=59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.227
=59	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.227
61	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.228
62	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.238
63	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.240
64	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.252
65	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.253
=66	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.257
=66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.257
68	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.258
69	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.262
70	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.264
71	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.278
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.284
73	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.288
74	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.291
75	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.296
76	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.297
77	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.298
78	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.299
79	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.309
80	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.315
81	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.325
82	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.327
=83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.340
=83	Peru`PER`South America	0.340
85	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.350
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.351
87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.352
=88	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.358
=88	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.358
=88	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.358
91	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.360
92	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.362
93	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.367
94	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.374
95	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.388
96	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.390
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.391
98	Colombia`COL`South America	0.393
=99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.394
=99	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.394
101	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.398
102	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.403
103	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.408
104	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.412
105	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.416
106	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.417
107	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.419
108	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.423
109	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.427
110	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.428
111	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.433
112	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.437
113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.438
114	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.443
115	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.444
116	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.448
117	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.475
=118	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.478
=118	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.478
120	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.479
121	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.480
122	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.481
123	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.482
124	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.484
=125	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.487
=125	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.487
=127	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.490
=127	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.490
=127	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.490
130	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.492
131	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.497
=132	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.501
=132	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.501
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.504
135	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.505
136	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.506
137	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.512
138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.514
139	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.515
140	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.519
=141	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.524
=141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.524
143	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.526
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.534
145	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.536
146	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.555
147	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.556
=148	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.558
=148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.558
150	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.564
151	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.565
152	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.566
153	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.573
154	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.578
155	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.581
=156	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.584
=156	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.584
158	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.588
159	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.589
160	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.591
161	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.603
162	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.604
163	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.609
164	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.612
165	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.618
166	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.632
167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.646
168	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.661
169	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.670
170	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.675
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.677
172	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.838

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#172Yemen0.838
#171Nigeria0.677
#170Somalia0.675
#169Chad0.670
#168Afghanistan0.661

Lowest

#1Denmark0.003
#2Norway0.004
#3Sweden0.007
#4Switzerland0.010
#5Netherlands0.013

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.352. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
148values changed, of 172 in both
30 · 118rose · fell
24unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait0.138 → 0.188+0.050
Fiji0.314 → 0.350+0.036
Tunisia0.206 → 0.238+0.032
Cambodia0.489 → 0.506+0.017
Antigua and Barbuda0.224 → 0.240+0.016

Fell most

Benin0.640 → 0.573−0.067
Sierra Leone0.611 → 0.566−0.045
Tonga0.483 → 0.444−0.039
Papua New Guinea0.608 → 0.584−0.024
India0.427 → 0.403−0.024

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 2023.
153 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.358. 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 (2023). Gender Inequality Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2023

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