Gender equality (inverted GII)
Tier A· OfficialUNDP Gender Inequality Index — loss in human development from gender gaps in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. Shown so 100 = most equal.
100 = most gender-equal (GII 0), 0 = most unequal (GII 1)
How this score is built
The UNDP Gender Inequality Index (GII) measures the loss in human development from inequality between women and men across three dimensions — reproductive health (maternal mortality, adolescent births), empowerment (parliamentary seats, secondary education) and the labour market (participation) — on a 0–1 scale where 0 = full equality and 1 = full inequality.
Direction is higher_worse (a higher GII is worse), so after native_rescale (0–1 → 0–100) and inversion, 100 = most gender-equal. The raw GII is shown. Most recent available year per country.
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100 = most gender-equal (GII 0), 0 = most unequal (GII 1)
Full ranking
172 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DenmarkDNK | 99.7100 | 0.003 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 2nd | NorwayNOR | 99.6100 | 0.004 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 3rd | SwedenSWE | 99.399 | 0.007 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 4th | SwitzerlandCHE | 9999 | 0.01 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 5th | NetherlandsNLD | 98.799 | 0.013 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 6th | FinlandFIN | 97.998 | 0.021 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 7th | IcelandISL | 97.698 | 0.024 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 8th | BelgiumBEL | 96.997 | 0.031 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 8th | SingaporeSGP | 96.997 | 0.031 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 10th | AustriaAUT | 96.797 | 0.033 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 11th | FranceFRA | 96.697 | 0.034 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 12th | South KoreaKOR | 96.296 | 0.038 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 13th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 9696 | 0.04 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 14th | SloveniaSVN | 95.896 | 0.042 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 15th | ItalyITA | 95.796 | 0.043 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 15th | SpainESP | 95.796 | 0.043 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 17th | LuxembourgLUX | 95.696 | 0.044 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 18th | CanadaCAN | 94.895 | 0.052 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 19th | IrelandIRL | 94.695 | 0.054 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 20th | AustraliaAUS | 94.494 | 0.056 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 21st | GermanyDEU | 94.394 | 0.057 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 22nd | JapanJPN | 94.194 | 0.059 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 23rd | EstoniaEST | 93.994 | 0.061 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 24th | LithuaniaLTU | 9393 | 0.07 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 25th | CroatiaHRV | 92.693 | 0.074 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 26th | PortugalPRT | 92.492 | 0.076 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 27th | BelarusBLR | 9292 | 0.08 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 27th | IsraelISR | 9292 | 0.08 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 29th | PolandPOL | 91.992 | 0.081 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 30th | New ZealandNZL | 91.892 | 0.082 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 31st | United KingdomGBR | 91.792 | 0.083 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 32nd | CzechiaCZE | 91.291 | 0.088 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 33rd | ChileCHL | 89.890 | 0.102 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 34th | GreeceGRC | 89.790 | 0.103 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 35th | AlbaniaALB | 89.389 | 0.107 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 36th | MaltaMLT | 88.989 | 0.111 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 37th | North MacedoniaMKD | 88.889 | 0.112 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 38th | LatviaLVA | 88.388 | 0.117 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 38th | SerbiaSRB | 88.388 | 0.117 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 40th | MontenegroMNE | 87.988 | 0.121 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 41st | ChinaCHN | 86.887 | 0.132 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 42nd | MoldovaMDA | 85.485 | 0.146 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 43rd | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 84.384 | 0.157 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 44th | BahrainBHR | 83.584 | 0.165 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 45th | RussiaRUS | 83.183 | 0.169 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 45th | United StatesUSA | 83.183 | 0.169 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 47th | MalaysiaMYS | 82.883 | 0.172 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 48th | SlovakiaSVK | 82.482 | 0.176 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 49th | ArmeniaARM | 8282 | 0.18 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 50th | KazakhstanKAZ | 81.882 | 0.182 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 51st | KuwaitKWT | 81.281 | 0.188 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 52nd | QatarQAT | 80.581 | 0.195 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 53rd | BulgariaBGR | 79.279 | 0.208 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 54th | HungaryHUN | 78.779 | 0.213 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 55th | Costa RicaCRI | 78.378 | 0.217 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 56th | UruguayURY | 78.278 | 0.218 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 57th | OmanOMN | 77.878 | 0.222 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 58th | GrenadaGRD | 77.477 | 0.226 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 59th | RomaniaROU | 77.377 | 0.227 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 59th | TürkiyeTUR | 77.377 | 0.227 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 61st | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 77.277 | 0.228 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 62nd | TunisiaTUN | 76.276 | 0.238 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 63rd | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 7676 | 0.24 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 64th | CyprusCYP | 74.875 | 0.252 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 65th | LibyaLBY | 74.775 | 0.253 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 66th | BruneiBRN | 74.374 | 0.257 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 66th | GeorgiaGEO | 74.374 | 0.257 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 68th | TajikistanTJK | 74.274 | 0.258 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 69th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 73.874 | 0.262 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 70th | ArgentinaARG | 73.674 | 0.264 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 71st | BhutanBTN | 72.272 | 0.278 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 72nd | MongoliaMNG | 71.672 | 0.284 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 73rd | ThailandTHA | 71.271 | 0.288 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 74th | UzbekistanUZB | 70.971 | 0.291 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 75th | CubaCUB | 70.470 | 0.296 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 76th | BarbadosBRB | 70.370 | 0.297 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 77th | Cape VerdeCPV | 70.270 | 0.298 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 78th | VietnamVNM | 70.170 | 0.299 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 79th | MaldivesMDV | 69.169 | 0.309 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 80th | AzerbaijanAZE | 68.569 | 0.315 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 81st | BahamasBHS | 67.568 | 0.325 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 82nd | Saint LuciaLCA | 67.367 | 0.327 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 83rd | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 6666 | 0.34 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 83rd | PeruPER | 6666 | 0.34 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 85th | FijiFJI | 6565 | 0.35 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 86th | PhilippinesPHL | 64.965 | 0.351 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 87th | MauritiusMUS | 64.865 | 0.352 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 88th | EcuadorECU | 64.264 | 0.358 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 88th | JamaicaJAM | 64.264 | 0.358 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 88th | MexicoMEX | 64.264 | 0.358 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 91st | LebanonLBN | 6464 | 0.36 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 92nd | El SalvadorSLV | 63.864 | 0.362 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 93rd | Sri LankaLKA | 63.363 | 0.367 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 94th | PanamaPAN | 62.663 | 0.374 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 95th | South AfricaZAF | 61.261 | 0.388 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 96th | BrazilBRA | 6161 | 0.39 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 97th | SurinameSUR | 60.961 | 0.391 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 98th | ColombiaCOL | 60.761 | 0.393 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 99th | RwandaRWA | 60.661 | 0.394 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 99th | Timor-LesteTLS | 60.661 | 0.394 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 101st | EgyptEGY | 60.260 | 0.398 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 102nd | IndiaIND | 59.760 | 0.403 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 103rd | NicaraguaNIC | 59.259 | 0.408 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 104th | ParaguayPRY | 58.859 | 0.412 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 105th | SamoaWSM | 58.458 | 0.416 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 106th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 58.358 | 0.417 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 107th | BoliviaBOL | 58.158 | 0.419 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 108th | IndonesiaIDN | 57.758 | 0.423 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 109th | GuyanaGUY | 57.357 | 0.427 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 110th | BelizeBLZ | 57.257 | 0.428 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 111th | JordanJOR | 56.757 | 0.433 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 112th | HondurasHND | 56.356 | 0.437 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 113th | MoroccoMAR | 56.256 | 0.438 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 114th | AlgeriaDZA | 55.756 | 0.443 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 115th | TongaTON | 55.656 | 0.444 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 116th | NamibiaNAM | 55.255 | 0.448 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 117th | LaosLAO | 52.553 | 0.475 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 118th | MyanmarMMR | 52.252 | 0.478 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 118th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 52.252 | 0.478 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 120th | MozambiqueMOZ | 52.152 | 0.479 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 121st | GuatemalaGTM | 5252 | 0.48 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 122nd | DjiboutiDJI | 51.952 | 0.481 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 123rd | IranIRN | 51.852 | 0.482 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 124th | EswatiniSWZ | 51.652 | 0.484 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 125th | BangladeshBGD | 51.351 | 0.487 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 125th | NepalNPL | 51.351 | 0.487 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 127th | BotswanaBWA | 5151 | 0.49 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 127th | SenegalSEN | 5151 | 0.49 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 127th | SyriaSYR | 5151 | 0.49 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 130th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 50.851 | 0.492 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 131st | EthiopiaETH | 50.350 | 0.497 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 132nd | BurundiBDI | 49.950 | 0.501 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 132nd | ComorosCOM | 49.950 | 0.501 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 134th | TanzaniaTZA | 49.650 | 0.504 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 135th | GabonGAB | 49.550 | 0.505 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 136th | CambodiaKHM | 49.449 | 0.506 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 137th | VenezuelaVEN | 48.849 | 0.512 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 138th | GhanaGHA | 48.649 | 0.514 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 139th | AngolaAGO | 48.549 | 0.515 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 140th | ZimbabweZWE | 48.148 | 0.519 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 141st | UgandaUGA | 47.648 | 0.524 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 141st | ZambiaZMB | 47.648 | 0.524 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 143rd | KenyaKEN | 47.447 | 0.526 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 144th | LesothoLSO | 46.647 | 0.534 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 145th | PakistanPAK | 46.446 | 0.536 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 146th | Burkina FasoBFA | 44.545 | 0.555 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 147th | VanuatuVUT | 44.444 | 0.556 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 148th | CameroonCMR | 44.244 | 0.558 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 148th | IraqIRQ | 44.244 | 0.558 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 150th | TogoTGO | 43.644 | 0.564 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 151st | CongoCOG | 43.544 | 0.565 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 152nd | Sierra LeoneSLE | 43.443 | 0.566 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 153rd | BeninBEN | 42.743 | 0.573 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 154th | GambiaGMB | 42.242 | 0.578 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 155th | MalawiMWI | 41.942 | 0.581 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 156th | MadagascarMDG | 41.642 | 0.584 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 156th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 41.642 | 0.584 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 158th | SudanSDN | 41.241 | 0.588 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 159th | Ivory CoastCIV | 41.141 | 0.589 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 160th | NigerNER | 40.941 | 0.591 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 161st | MauritaniaMRT | 39.740 | 0.603 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 162nd | DR CongoCOD | 39.640 | 0.604 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 163rd | GuineaGIN | 39.139 | 0.609 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 164th | MaliMLI | 38.839 | 0.612 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 165th | HaitiHTI | 38.238 | 0.618 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 166th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 36.837 | 0.632 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 167th | LiberiaLBR | 35.435 | 0.646 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 168th | AfghanistanAFG | 33.934 | 0.661 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 169th | ChadTCD | 3333 | 0.67 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 170th | SomaliaSOM | 32.533 | 0.675 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 171st | NigeriaNGA | 32.332 | 0.677 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |
| 172nd | YemenYEM | 16.216 | 0.838 index (0–1, lower = more equal) |