Which country has the highest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)?

Iceland has the highest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) in 2025, at 0.926, followed by Finland (0.879) and Norway (0.863).

Which country has the lowest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)?

Pakistan has the lowest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) in 2025, at 0.567.

What is the median GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) across countries?

The median is 0.712 across the 148 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this gender roles by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: These Countries Have the Most Gender Equality - US News; Global Gender Gap Report 2024 - World Economic Forum; Global Gender Gap Report 2023 - World Economic Forum.

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Gender Roles by Country

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Iceland has the highest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) in 2025 (0.926), followed by Finland (0.879) and Norway (0.863). Pakistan has the lowest (0.567).

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GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0), 2025

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 148 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

0.712

Middle half 0.677 – 0.762

Average

0.716

148 countries

Highest

0.926

Iceland

Lowest

0.567

Pakistan

Over time · 2017–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Iceland
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Norway
United Kingdom
New Zealand

Data

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151 countries · # = rank by GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)

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1	Iceland	0.926	12th
2	Finland	0.879	7th
3	Norway	0.863	5th
4	United Kingdom	0.838	14th
5	New Zealand	0.827	9th
6	Sweden	0.817	1st
7	Moldova	0.813	—
8	Namibia	0.811	—
9	Germany	0.803	15th
10	Ireland	0.801	17th
11	Estonia	0.799	26th
12	Spain	0.797	16th
13	Australia	0.792	8th
14	Denmark	0.791	3rd
15	Costa Rica	0.786	45th
15	Barbados	0.786	—
17	Switzerland	0.785	13th
18	Nicaragua	0.783	—
18	Lithuania	0.783	33rd
20	Philippines	0.781	43rd
21	Latvia	0.778	27th
22	Chile	0.777	36th
23	Mexico	0.776	41st
24	Bangladesh	0.775	79th
25	Ecuador	0.774	51st
25	Serbia	0.774	39th
27	Belgium	0.773	6th
28	Trinidad and Tobago	0.772	—
29	Slovenia	0.77	29th
30	Cape Verde	0.769	—
31	Guyana	0.768	—
32	South Africa	0.767	52nd
32	Canada	0.767	4th
32	Portugal	0.767	20th
35	France	0.765	11th
36	Albania	0.763	—
37	Argentina	0.762	25th
37	Rwanda	0.762	—
37	Jamaica	0.762	—
40	Liberia	0.76	—
41	Colombia	0.758	42nd
42	United States	0.756	19th
42	Netherlands	0.756	2nd
42	Burundi	0.756	—
45	Poland	0.75	22nd
46	Singapore	0.748	46th
46	Eswatini	0.748	—
48	Zimbabwe	0.747	68th
48	Bolivia	0.747	—
50	Luxembourg	0.745	18th
51	Panama	0.741	64th
52	Mozambique	0.738	—
52	Suriname	0.738	—
54	Tanzania	0.736	—
54	Belarus	0.736	54th
56	Peru	0.735	48th
56	Austria	0.735	10th
58	Madagascar	0.734	—
59	Armenia	0.731	—
59	Botswana	0.731	—
61	Ukraine	0.73	30th
61	Dominican Republic	0.73	47th
63	Georgia	0.729	—
64	Thailand	0.728	40th
64	Croatia	0.728	32nd
64	Mongolia	0.728	—
67	Honduras	0.727	55th
67	Malta	0.727	—
69	United Arab Emirates	0.724	87th
70	Slovakia	0.723	38th
71	Brazil	0.72	31st
71	Uruguay	0.72	37th
73	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.717	—
74	Vietnam	0.713	60th
75	Ethiopia	0.71	—
76	Greece	0.709	23rd
76	Israel	0.709	59th
76	El Salvador	0.709	57th
79	Uganda	0.707	—
79	Zambia	0.707	—
81	Guatemala	0.706	63rd
81	Bulgaria	0.706	34th
81	Cyprus	0.706	44th
84	Montenegro	0.705	—
85	Italy	0.704	21st
85	Timor-Leste	0.704	—
87	Ghana	0.703	73rd
87	Paraguay	0.703	—
89	Belize	0.702	—
90	Gabon	0.699	—
90	North Macedonia	0.699	—
92	Kazakhstan	0.698	69th
93	Cameroon	0.697	67th
93	Romania	0.697	35th
95	Kyrgyzstan	0.696	—
96	Indonesia	0.692	61st
96	Laos	0.692	—
98	Kenya	0.689	58th
99	Azerbaijan	0.688	76th
99	Lesotho	0.688	—
101	South Korea	0.687	65th
102	China	0.686	72nd
102	Czechia	0.686	24th
104	Hungary	0.684	28th
104	Bahrain	0.684	82nd
106	Cambodia	0.682	62nd
107	Malaysia	0.681	49th
107	Brunei	0.681	—
109	Vanuatu	0.679	—
110	Uzbekistan	0.678	75th
111	Sierra Leone	0.677	—
111	Mauritius	0.677	—
113	Benin	0.676	—
114	Gambia	0.674	—
115	Comoros	0.672	—
116	Senegal	0.67	—
117	Angola	0.668	—
118	Japan	0.666	50th
119	Bhutan	0.663	—
120	Burkina Faso	0.659	—
121	Togo	0.657	—
122	Jordan	0.655	78th
123	Tunisia	0.654	77th
124	Nigeria	0.649	—
125	Nepal	0.648	—
126	Ivory Coast	0.647	—
126	Fiji	0.647	—
128	Tajikistan	0.646	—
128	Kuwait	0.646	85th
130	Sri Lanka	0.645	70th
131	India	0.644	84th
132	Saudi Arabia	0.643	88th
133	Papua New Guinea	0.638	—
134	Oman	0.637	81st
135	Turkey	0.633	—
136	Lebanon	0.632	74th
137	Morocco	0.628	66th
138	Maldives	0.626	—
139	Egypt	0.625	71st
140	Mali	0.617	—
141	Algeria	0.614	56th
142	Niger	0.613	—
143	DR Congo	0.601	—
144	Guinea	0.595	—
145	Iran	0.583	86th
146	Chad	0.571	—
147	Sudan	0.57	—
148	Pakistan	0.567	—
—	Russia	—	53rd
—	Myanmar	—	80th
—	Qatar	—	89th

What correlates with GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,531 other country metrics sharing at least 89 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 GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = +0.70 · strong · n = 148
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Inclusive SocietySocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 143
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Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)Most Homophobic CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 138
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GGGI Politics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = +0.65 · strong · n = 148
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WJP RoLI Open Government ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 125
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Environmental QualitySocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 143
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.69 · strong · n = 145
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Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.69 · strong · n = 145
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Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.68 · strong · n = 145
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Birth Defect RateBirth Defect Rates by Country
r = −0.65 · strong · n = 148
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Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.65 · strong · n = 146
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Average Household SizeNumber of Households by Country
r = −0.63 · strong · n = 137
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)?: Iceland has the highest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) in 2025, at 0.926, followed by Finland (0.879) and Norway (0.863).
Which country has the lowest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0)?: Pakistan has the lowest GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) in 2025, at 0.567.
What is the median GGGI Global Equality Score (0-1.0) across countries?: The median is 0.712 across the 148 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this gender roles by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: These Countries Have the Most Gender Equality - US News; Global Gender Gap Report 2024 - World Economic Forum; Global Gender Gap Report 2023 - World Economic Forum.