Which country has the highest Gender Inequality Index Score?

Yemen has the highest Gender Inequality Index Score in 2022, at 0.82, followed by Nigeria (0.68) and Afghanistan (0.67).

Which country has the lowest Gender Inequality Index Score?

Norway has the lowest Gender Inequality Index Score in 2022, at 0.01.

What is the median Gender Inequality Index Score across countries?

The median is 0.35 across the 165 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this gender inequality index by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: All composite indices and components time series (1990-2022) - Human Development Reports; Documentation and downloads - Human Development Reports; Gemder Inequality Index - Human Development Reports.

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Gender Inequality Index by Country

Name: Gender Inequality Index by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Yemen has the highest Gender Inequality Index Score in 2022 (0.82), followed by Nigeria (0.68) and Afghanistan (0.67). Norway has the lowest (0.01).

Culture165 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 26, 2025Original page

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ShowingGender Inequality Index ScoreBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

165 of 235 countries

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Gender Inequality Index Score, 2022

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 165 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

0.35

Middle half 0.18 – 0.49

Average

0.33

165 countries

Lowest (best)

0.01

Denmark

Highest (worst)

0.82

Yemen

Over time · 2018–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

Median of all countries
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands

Data

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165 countries · # = rank by Gender Inequality Index Score

#
1	Denmark	0.01
1	Norway	0.01
3	Sweden	0.02
3	Switzerland	0.02
5	Netherlands	0.03
5	Finland	0.03
7	Belgium	0.04
7	United Arab Emirates	0.04
7	Singapore	0.04
7	Luxembourg	0.04
7	Iceland	0.04
12	Austria	0.05
12	Slovenia	0.05
14	Italy	0.06
14	South Korea	0.06
14	Spain	0.06
14	Australia	0.06
18	Germany	0.07
18	Canada	0.07
18	Ireland	0.07
21	Japan	0.08
21	France	0.08
21	Portugal	0.08
21	New Zealand	0.08
25	United Kingdom	0.09
25	Israel	0.09
25	Croatia	0.09
25	Estonia	0.09
29	Belarus	0.1
29	Lithuania	0.1
31	Poland	0.11
31	Czechia	0.11
31	Montenegro	0.11
34	Greece	0.12
34	Serbia	0.12
34	Albania	0.12
34	Malta	0.12
38	North Macedonia	0.13
39	Latvia	0.14
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.15
41	Moldova	0.16
42	United States	0.18
42	Russia	0.18
42	Kazakhstan	0.18
42	Slovakia	0.18
42	Bahrain	0.18
47	China	0.19
47	Ukraine	0.19
47	Chile	0.19
50	Malaysia	0.2
50	Kuwait	0.2
50	Armenia	0.2
53	Bulgaria	0.21
53	Qatar	0.21
55	Saudi Arabia	0.23
55	Romania	0.23
55	Hungary	0.23
55	Costa Rica	0.23
59	Uzbekistan	0.24
59	Tunisia	0.24
59	Uruguay	0.24
62	Cyprus	0.25
63	Turkey	0.26
63	Trinidad and Tobago	0.26
65	Tajikistan	0.27
65	Libya	0.27
65	Oman	0.27
68	Georgia	0.28
68	Brunei	0.28
70	Argentina	0.29
70	Barbados	0.29
72	Cuba	0.3
72	Mongolia	0.3
74	Thailand	0.31
75	Azerbaijan	0.33
75	Fiji	0.33
75	Bhutan	0.33
75	Maldives	0.33
75	Cape Verde	0.33
75	Bahamas	0.33
81	Mexico	0.35
81	Kyrgyzstan	0.35
81	Jamaica	0.35
81	Saint Lucia	0.35
85	Peru	0.36
86	Ecuador	0.37
86	El Salvador	0.37
86	Lebanon	0.37
86	Mauritius	0.37
90	Vietnam	0.38
90	Sri Lanka	0.38
92	Brazil	0.39
92	Egypt	0.39
92	Philippines	0.39
92	Colombia	0.39
92	Panama	0.39
97	South Africa	0.4
97	Rwanda	0.4
97	Nicaragua	0.4
100	Honduras	0.41
100	Suriname	0.41
100	Samoa	0.41
103	Bolivia	0.42
103	Timor-Leste	0.42
103	Guyana	0.42
106	Dominican Republic	0.43
106	Paraguay	0.43
108	India	0.44
108	Indonesia	0.44
108	Morocco	0.44
111	Jordan	0.45
111	Namibia	0.45
111	Belize	0.45
114	Algeria	0.46
114	Tonga	0.46
116	Guatemala	0.47
116	Laos	0.47
118	Iran	0.48
118	Myanmar	0.48
118	Mozambique	0.48
118	Botswana	0.48
122	Ethiopia	0.49
122	Syria	0.49
122	Cambodia	0.49
122	Eswatini	0.49
126	Bangladesh	0.5
126	Nepal	0.5
126	Burundi	0.5
129	Tanzania	0.51
129	Ghana	0.51
129	Senegal	0.51
132	Pakistan	0.52
132	Angola	0.52
132	Venezuela	0.52
132	Zimbabwe	0.52
132	Gabon	0.52
137	Kenya	0.53
137	Uganda	0.53
137	Zambia	0.53
140	Sudan	0.55
140	Lesotho	0.55
142	Iraq	0.56
142	Cameroon	0.56
144	Madagascar	0.57
145	Burkina Faso	0.58
145	Malawi	0.58
145	Togo	0.58
148	Gambia	0.59
149	Papua New Guinea	0.6
149	Mauritania	0.6
151	DR Congo	0.61
151	Ivory Coast	0.61
151	Niger	0.61
151	Mali	0.61
151	Guinea	0.61
151	Sierra Leone	0.61
157	Haiti	0.62
158	Guinea-Bissau	0.63
159	Benin	0.65
160	Liberia	0.66
161	Afghanistan	0.67
161	Chad	0.67
161	Somalia	0.67
164	Nigeria	0.68
165	Yemen	0.82

What correlates with Gender Inequality Index Score (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,488 other country metrics sharing at least 99 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Gender Inequality Index Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Public ServicesFailed States
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 162
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Still Birth RateStillbirth Rates by Country
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 165
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% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 163
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Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 163
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Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 153
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Demographic PressuresFailed States
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 162
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Gender Inequality Index Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 155
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LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 155
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Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 158
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EPI Safe Drinking Water ScoreWater Quality by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 154
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GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 164
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EPI Sanitation & Drinking WaterEnvironmental Performance Index by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 158
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Gender Inequality Index Score?: Yemen has the highest Gender Inequality Index Score in 2022, at 0.82, followed by Nigeria (0.68) and Afghanistan (0.67).
Which country has the lowest Gender Inequality Index Score?: Norway has the lowest Gender Inequality Index Score in 2022, at 0.01.
What is the median Gender Inequality Index Score across countries?: The median is 0.35 across the 165 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this gender inequality index by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: All composite indices and components time series (1990-2022) - Human Development Reports; Documentation and downloads - Human Development Reports; Gemder Inequality Index - Human Development Reports.

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