Edition 2023

Global Gender Parity Index 2023

Published 2023 · describes 2022 · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Gender Parity Index 2023 covers 114 countries. Sweden is highest, at 0.925; Yemen is lowest, at 0.141. The middle country reads 0.726.

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Global Gender Parity Index · Edition 2023

HighestSweden

0.925

LowestYemen

0.141

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

114countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
103distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Global Gender Parity Index 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Gender Parity Index 2023: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women.

SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.925	High
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.914	High
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.887	High
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.878	High
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.870	High
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.869	High
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.861	High
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.860	High
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.860	High
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.856	High
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.855	High
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.846	High
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.845	High
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.844	High
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.843	High
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.839	High
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.831	High
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.829	High
UruguayURYSouth America	0.825	High
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.824	High
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.823	High
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.821	High
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.821	High
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.817	High
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.816	High
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.808	High
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.807	High
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.806	High
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.803	High
PeruPERSouth America	0.799	Upper-middle
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.798	Upper-middle
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.793	Upper-middle
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.787	Upper-middle
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.784	Upper-middle
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.784	Upper-middle
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.783	Upper-middle
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.783	Upper-middle
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.781	Upper-middle
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.780	Upper-middle
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.776	Upper-middle
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.774	Upper-middle
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.772	Upper-middle
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.772	Upper-middle
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.771	Upper-middle
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.770	Upper-middle
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.769	Upper-middle
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.767	Upper-middle
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.767	Upper-middle
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.765	Upper-middle
ChileCHLSouth America	0.760	Upper-middle
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.758	Upper-middle
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.757	Upper-middle
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.752	Upper-middle
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.751	Upper-middle
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.747	Upper-middle
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.730	Upper-middle
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.728	Upper-middle
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.725	Upper-middle
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.719	Upper-middle
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.718	Upper-middle
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.716	Upper-middle
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.714	Upper-middle
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.714	Upper-middle
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.703	Upper-middle
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.697	Lower-middle
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.695	Lower-middle
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.693	Lower-middle
BrazilBRASouth America	0.680	Lower-middle
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.680	Lower-middle
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.677	Lower-middle
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.675	Lower-middle
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.672	Lower-middle
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.664	Lower-middle
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.662	Lower-middle
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.660	Lower-middle
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.658	Lower-middle
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.655	Lower-middle
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.652	Lower-middle
PanamaPANCentral America	0.646	Lower-middle
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.641	Lower-middle
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.637	Lower-middle
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.637	Lower-middle
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.627	Lower-middle
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.625	Lower-middle
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.623	Lower-middle
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.622	Lower-middle
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.619	Lower-middle
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.618	Lower-middle
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.606	Lower-middle
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.604	Lower-middle
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.598	Low
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.595	Low
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.594	Low
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.594	Low
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.588	Low
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.579	Low
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.575	Low
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.575	Low
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.563	Low
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.562	Low
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.560	Low
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.546	Low
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.534	Low
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.527	Low
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.524	Low
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.516	Low
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.514	Low
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.511	Low
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.497	Low
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.486	Low
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.428	Low
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.422	Low
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.393	Low
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.141	Low

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Sweden0.925
Iceland0.914
Norway0.887
Moldova0.878
Australia0.870

Lowest

Yemen0.141
Iran0.393
Lebanon0.422
Pakistan0.428
Iraq0.486

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.726. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

This edition describes 2022
UNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Global Gender Parity Index 2023 are for 2022.
103 distinct values among 114
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.860. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 114 countries has every column.

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