Table 5.

Gender Inequality Index

Maternal
Gender Inequality Index mortality ratio

(deaths per 100,000

HDI rank Country Value Rank live births)
2015 2015 2015
VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
1 Norway 0.053 6 5
2 Australia 0.120 24 6
2 Switzerland 0.040 1 5
4 Germany 0.066 9 6
5 Denmark 0.041 2 6
5 Singapore 0.068 11 10
7 Netherlands 0.044 3 7
8 Ireland 0.127 26 8
9 Iceland 0.051 5 3
10 Canada 0.098 18 7
10 United States 0.203 43 14
12 Hong Kong, China (SAR) .. .. ..
13 New Zealand 0.158 34 11
14 Sweden 0.048 4 4
15 Liechtenstein .. .. ..
16 United Kingdom 0.131 28 9
17 Japan 0.116 21 5
18 Korea (Republic of) 0.067 10 11
19 Israel 0.103 20 5
20 Luxembourg 0.075 13 10
21 France 0.102 19 8
22 Belgium 0.073 12 7
23 Finland 0.056 8 3
24 Austria 0.078 14 4
25 Slovenia 0.053 6 9
26 Italy 0.085 16 4
27 Spain 0.081 15 5
28 Czech Republic 0.129 27 4
29 Greece 0.119 23 3
30 Brunei Darussalam .. .. 23
30 Estonia 0.131 28 9
32 Andorra .. .. ..
33 Cyprus 0.116 21 7
33 Malta 0.217 44 9
33 Qatar 0.542 127 13
36 Poland 0.137 30 3
37 Lithuania 0.121 25 10
38 Chile 0.322 65 22
38 Saudi Arabia 0.257 50 12
40 Slovakia 0.179 39 6
41 Portugal 0.091 17 10
42 United Arab Emirates 0.232 46 6
43 Hungary 0.252 49 17
44 Latvia 0.191 41 18
45 Argentina 0.362 77 52
45 Croatia 0.141 31 8
47 Bahrain 0.233 48 15
48 Montenegro 0.156 33 7
49 Russian Federation 0.271 52 25
50 Romania 0.339 72 31
51 Kuwait 0.335 70 4
HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
52 Belarus 0.144 32 4
52 Oman 0.281 54 17
54 Barbados 0.291 59 27
54 Uruguay 0.284 55 15
56 Bulgaria 0.223 45 11
56 Kazakhstan 0.202 42 12
58 Bahamas 0.362 77 80
59 Malaysia 0.291 59 40
60 Palau .. .. ..
60 Panama 0.457 100 94
62 Antigua and Barbuda .. .. ..
63 Seychelles .. .. ..
64 Mauritius 0.380 82 53
65 Trinidad and Tobago 0.324 67 63
66 Costa Rica 0.308 63 25
66 Serbia 0.185 40 17
68 Cuba 0.304 62 39
69 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.509 118 25
70 Georgia 0.361 76 36
71 Turkey 0.328 69 16
71 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.461 101 95
73 Sri Lanka 0.386 87 30
74 Saint Kitts and Nevis .. .. ..
75 Albania 0.267 51 29
76 Lebanon 0.381 83 15
77 Mexico 0.345 73 38
78 Azerbaijan 0.326 68 25
79 Brazil 0.414 92 44
79 Grenada .. .. 27
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.158 34 11
82 The former Yugoslav Republic of M 0.160 36 8
83 Algeria 0.429 94 140
84 Armenia 0.293 61 25
84 Ukraine 0.284 55 24
86 Jordan 0.478 111 58
87 Peru 0.385 86 68
87 Thailand 0.366 79 20
89 Ecuador 0.391 88 64
90 China 0.164 37 27
91 Fiji 0.358 75 30
92 Mongolia 0.278 53 44
92 Saint Lucia 0.354 74 48
94 Jamaica 0.422 93 89
95 Colombia 0.393 89 64
96 Dominica .. .. ..
97 Suriname 0.448 99 155
97 Tunisia 0.289 58 62
99 Dominican Republic 0.470 107 92
99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .. .. 45
101 Tonga 0.659 152 124
102 Libya 0.167 38 9
103 Belize 0.375 81 28
104 Samoa 0.439 97 51
105 Maldives 0.312 64 68
105 Uzbekistan 0.287 57 36
MEDIUM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
107 Moldova (Republic of) 0.232 46 23
108 Botswana 0.435 95 129
109 Gabon 0.542 127 291
110 Paraguay 0.464 104 132
111 Egypt 0.565 135 33
111 Turkmenistan .. .. 42
113 Indonesia 0.467 105 126
114 Palestine, State of .. .. 45
115 Viet Nam 0.337 71 54
116 Philippines 0.436 96 114
117 El Salvador 0.384 85 54
118 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.446 98 206
119 South Africa 0.394 90 138
120 Kyrgyzstan 0.394 90 76
121 Iraq 0.525 123 50
122 Cabo Verde .. .. 42
123 Morocco 0.494 113 121
124 Nicaragua 0.462 103 150
125 Guatemala 0.494 113 88
125 Namibia 0.474 108 265
127 Guyana 0.508 117 229
127 Micronesia (Federated States of) .. .. 100
129 Tajikistan 0.322 65 32
130 Honduras 0.461 101 129
131 India 0.530 125 174
132 Bhutan 0.477 110 148
133 Timor-Leste .. .. 215
134 Vanuatu .. .. 78
135 Congo 0.592 141 442
135 Equatorial Guinea .. .. 342
137 Kiribati .. .. 90
138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.468 106 197
139 Bangladesh 0.520 119 176
139 Ghana 0.547 131 319
139 Zambia 0.526 124 224
142 Sao Tome and Principe 0.524 122 156
143 Cambodia 0.479 112 161
144 Nepal 0.497 115 258
145 Myanmar 0.374 80 178
146 Kenya 0.565 135 510
147 Pakistan 0.546 130 178
LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
148 Swaziland 0.566 137 389
149 Syrian Arab Republic 0.554 133 68
150 Angola .. .. 477
151 Tanzania (United Republic of) 0.544 129 398
152 Nigeria .. .. 814
153 Cameroon 0.568 138 596
154 Papua New Guinea 0.595 143 215
154 Zimbabwe 0.540 126 443
156 Solomon Islands .. .. 114
157 Mauritania 0.626 147 602
158 Madagascar .. .. 353
159 Rwanda 0.383 84 290
160 Comoros .. .. 335
160 Lesotho 0.549 132 487
162 Senegal 0.521 120 315
163 Haiti 0.593 142 359
163 Uganda 0.522 121 343
165 Sudan 0.575 140 311
166 Togo 0.556 134 368
167 Benin 0.613 144 405
168 Yemen 0.767 159 385
169 Afghanistan 0.667 154 396
170 Malawi 0.614 145 634
171 Cte d'Ivoire 0.672 155 645
172 Djibouti .. .. 229
173 Gambia 0.641 148 706
174 Ethiopia 0.499 116 353
175 Mali 0.689 156 587
176 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 0.663 153 693
177 Liberia 0.649 150 725
178 Guinea-Bissau .. .. 549
179 Eritrea .. .. 501
179 Sierra Leone 0.650 151 1,360
181 Mozambique 0.574 139 489
181 South Sudan .. .. 789
183 Guinea .. .. 679
184 Burundi 0.474 108 712
185 Burkina Faso 0.615 146 371
186 Chad 0.695 157 856
187 Niger 0.695 157 553
188 Central African Republic 0.648 149 882
OTHER COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES
Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of .. .. 82
Marshall Islands .. .. ..
Monaco .. .. ..
Nauru .. .. ..
San Marino .. .. ..
Somalia .. .. 732
Tuvalu .. .. ..

Human development groups

Very high human development 0.174 14
High human development 0.291 36
Medium human development 0.491 164
Low human development 0.590 553

Developing countries 0.469 231

Regions
Arab States 0.535 142
East Asia and the Pacific 0.315 63
Europe and Central Asia 0.279 24
Latin America and the Caribbean 0.390 67
South Asia 0.520 175
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.572 551

Least developed countries 0.555 436 T

Small island developing states 0.463 204

Organisation for Economic Co-op 0.194 15

World 0.443 216 T

Notes
a. Data are average of period estimates for 2010-2015 and projections for 2015-2020.
b. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
c. Based on Barro and Lee (2016).
d. In calculating the Gender Inequality Index, a value of 0.1 percent was used.
e. Refers to 2014.
f. Refers to 2012.
g. Excludes the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis.
h. Refers to 2013.
T. From original data source.

Definitions
Gender Inequality Index: A composite measure reflecting inequality in achievement between women an
http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2016_technical_notes.pdf for details on how the Gender Inequalit
Maternal mortality ratio: Number of deaths due to pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births.
Adolescent birth rate: Number of births to women ages 1519 per 1,000 women ages 1519.
Share of seats inparliament: Proportion of seats held by women in the national parliament expressed as
on both houses.
Population with at least some secondary education: Percentage of the population ages 25 and older
Labour force participation rate: Proportion of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) that enga
age population.

Main data sources

Column 1: HDRO calculations based on data in columns 39.
Column 2: Calculated based on data in column 1.
Column 3: UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Group (2016).
Column 4: UNDESA (2015a).
Column 5: IPU (2016).
Columns 6 and 7: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2016).
Columns 8 and 9: ILO (2016a).
Adolescent birth Share of seats in Population with at least
rate parliament some secondary education
(% ages 25 and older)

(births per 1,000 women

ages 1519) (% held by women) Female Male
2015 a
2015 20052015 b
20052015 b

5.9 39.6 96.1 94.6

14.1 30.5 91.4 91.5
2.9 28.9 96.1 97.4
6.7 36.9 96.4 97.0
4.0 37.4 89.1 98.5
3.8 23.9 75.5 81.9
4.0 36.4 86.2 90.3
10.4 19.9 86.8 82.2
6.1 41.3 100.0 97.2
9.8 28.3 100.0 100.0
22.6 19.5 95.4 95.1
3.2 .. 80.9 74.7
23.6 31.4 98.8 98.7
5.7 43.6 87.8 88.3
.. 20.0 .. ..
14.6 26.7 81.3 84.6
4.1 11.6 93.0 90.6
1.6 16.3 88.8 94.6
9.7 26.7 87.3 90.3
5.9 28.3 100.6 99.4
8.9 25.7 79.7 85.5
8.2 42.4 80.1 84.7
6.5 41.5 100.0 100.0
7.1 30.3 98.7 99.2
3.8 27.7 96.5 98.3
6.0 30.1 79.1 83.3
8.4 38.0 70.9 76.7
9.9 19.6 99.8 99.8
7.5 19.7 63.7 71.7
21.0 .. 67.7 c
69.6 c

13.1 23.8 100.0 100.0

.. 39.3 72.0 73.7
5.0 12.5 77.0 82.7
16.6 12.9 72.7 81.2
10.7 0.0 d
70.9 67.8
13.4 24.8 81.1 86.9
11.0 23.4 91.1 95.6
47.8 15.8 76.1 76.9
8.8 19.9 63.3 72.1
20.2 18.7 99.2 99.5
9.9 34.8 50.8 52.2
29.7 22.5 77.4 64.5
18.0 10.1 95.6 97.9
13.6 18.0 99.3 98.8
63.8 37.1 e
63.5 61.4
9.5 15.2 92.0 96.0
13.5 15.0 61.6 c
55.6 c

12.2 17.3 86.9 96.2

23.4 14.5 94.6 94.7
34.6 12.0 86.1 92.2
9.8 1.5 56.8 58.1

18.2 29.2 87.0 92.2

8.1 8.2 59.8 57.1
40.7 19.6 93.0 90.6
56.1 19.2 55.0 51.6
37.7 20.4 93.1 95.5
27.9 20.1 99.7 100.0
29.6 16.7 87.4 87.6
13.6 13.2 75.4 79.1
.. 10.3 .. ..
74.5 18.3 70.1 66.1
44.8 25.7 .. ..
57.4 43.8 .. ..
28.5 11.6 57.0 62.0
31.5 31.5 70.6 68.4
56.5 33.3 54.5 53.8
19.0 34.0 82.3 91.6
45.6 48.9 83.9 86.7
26.7 3.1 66.8 70.2
39.7 11.3 96.1 97.4
27.6 14.9 43.5 64.8
79.4 17.0 72.6 65.0
14.8 4.9 80.2 80.6
.. 13.3 .. ..
21.7 20.7 90.2 90.5
12.4 3.1 53.0 55.4
62.8 40.6 56.1 59.0
59.8 16.9 93.9 97.5
67.0 10.8 59.1 55.2
30.5 25.0 .. ..
8.6 19.3 69.5 87.5
17.6 33.3 40.2 55.6
10.6 25.7 34.1 35.7
23.0 10.7 98.5 98.1
24.1 12.1 94.3 96.0
23.2 11.6 78.5 82.7
49.1 22.3 56.2 67.0
44.6 6.1 40.9 45.8
75.9 41.6 48.2 49.4
7.3 23.6 69.8 79.4
44.8 16.0 73.9 66.5
15.7 14.5 89.7 85.8
53.9 20.7 48.2 42.0
59.7 16.7 67.1 59.4
50.2 20.9 50.3 59.6
.. 21.9 .. ..
46.1 25.5 57.7 56.8
6.8 31.3 37.5 49.9
97.9 19.1 57.2 55.5
51.0 13.0 .. ..
15.2 0.0 d
91.2 91.1
6.2 16.0 65.7 c
44.2 c

65.9 13.3 77.9 77.4

25.0 6.1 77.8 70.4
6.7 5.9 34.3 30.9
17.7 16.4 99.9 99.9

22.6 21.8 95.2 97.3

32.3 9.5 85.1 c
86.7 c

99.9 16.0 62.3 c

45.9 c

57.4 16.8 46.2 47.0

51.9 2.2 f
54.5 c
68.2 c

16.4 25.8 .. ..
49.6 17.1 42.9 51.7
58.6 .. 56.3 61.2
38.6 24.3 64.0 76.7
61.7 27.1 72.8 70.3
65.2 32.1 39.4 44.8
70.8 51.8 49.6 58.7
45.5 41.2 g
73.7 76.2
39.6 19.2 100.0 99.9
84.0 26.5 35.8 c
55.5 c

73.4 20.8 h
.. ..
31.7 15.7 25.7 c
33.2 c

88.8 41.3 45.7 c

44.1 c

80.7 13.9 37.4 36.2

76.8 37.7 38.1 39.0
88.0 30.4 68.1 c
53.2 c

15.0 0.0 d
.. ..
38.1 14.7 98.1 88.2
65.0 25.8 33.4 31.1
24.5 12.2 35.3 c
61.4 c

21.4 8.3 5.8 13.4

46.6 38.5 .. ..
43.1 0.0 d
.. ..
117.7 11.5 45.0 c
50.0 c

108.7 19.7 .. ..
17.2 8.7 .. ..
64.1 25.0 30.4 c
42.8 c

83.0 20.0 42.0 c

44.3 c

66.8 10.9 51.8 68.5

90.4 12.7 52.3 48.9
84.3 18.2 30.8 44.8
51.6 19.0 13.2 26.1
71.9 29.5 24.1 c
41.2 c

16.5 13.0 27.1 c

20.0 c

90.9 20.8 27.8 34.1

38.7 20.0 26.5 46.1

70.4 14.7 27.3 c

30.5 c

39.4 12.4 34.8 43.4

164.3 36.8 .. ..
118.6 36.0 10.1 15.3
110.6 5.8 .. ..
104.6 27.1 31.7 37.9
54.8 2.7 8.8 c
14.7 c

109.7 35.1 51.9 64.7

48.4 2.0 .. ..
78.6 22.2 11.1 c
23.5 c

116.2 20.5 .. ..
26.3 57.5 10.5 16.4
68.3 3.0 .. ..
92.7 24.8 23.6 22.5
78.6 42.7 10.2 19.2
39.3 3.5 25.7 c
38.7 c

111.9 35.0 25.9 32.1

74.0 31.0 13.7 c
18.8 c

92.0 17.6 23.1 36.1

83.2 7.2 15.8 30.8
61.5 0.5 15.6 c
33.2 c

74.0 27.4 8.8 c

35.4 c

136.2 16.7 14.9 24.2

135.5 9.2 16.6 c
32.7 c

21.5 12.7 .. ..
113.0 9.4 25.3 c
39.1 c

58.4 37.3 10.8 20.7

174.6 8.8 7.3 16.2
122.6 8.2 14.5 c
35.0 c

108.8 10.7 17.3 c

39.7 c

89.5 13.7 .. ..
54.3 22.0 .. ..
118.2 12.4 16.8 c
29.7 c

139.7 39.6 2.8 c

8.0 c

65.9 24.3 .. ..
140.6 21.9 .. ..
28.3 37.8 7.1 c
9.6 c

108.5 9.4 6.0 11.5

133.5 14.9 1.7 9.9
202.4 13.3 3.6 c
8.4 c

91.9 12.5 f
12.3 c
29.8 c

0.5 16.3 .. ..
.. 9.1 91.6 92.5
.. 20.8 .. ..
.. 5.3 .. ..
.. 16.7 .. ..
103.9 13.8 .. ..
.. 6.7 .. ..

17.0 25.8 88.4 89.3

27.4 21.6 66.9 74.0
40.8 19.9 40.4 57.6
101.8 22.0 14.8 25.9

48.8 21.0 51.7 63.4

47.7 15.5 41.6 52.3

23.1 19.6 64.1 73.0
26.6 19.0 78.1 85.7
64.3 28.1 57.8 58.1
33.7 17.4 36.9 58.6
103.0 23.3 25.3 33.9

91.4 22.3 21.8 29.5

59.0 23.4 55.2 58.2

22.4 27.7 84.2 86.9

 44.7 22.5 60.3 69.2

ent between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. See Technical no
ow the Gender Inequality Index is calculated.
r 100,000 live births.
ages 1519.
parliament expressed as percentage of total seats. For countries with a bicameral legislative system, the share of seats is calcu

tion ages 25 and older that has reached (but not necessarily completed) a secondary level of education.
15 and older) that engages in the labour market, either by working or actively looking for work, expressed as a percentage of th
Labour force participation rate
(% ages 15 and older)

Female Male
2015 2015

61.2 68.5
58.6 70.9
62.7 74.8
54.5 66.4
58.0 66.2
58.2 76.4
57.5 70.2
52.4 67.8
70.7 77.5
61.0 70.3
56.0 68.4
53.4 68.5
62.4 73.1
60.9 68.2
.. ..
56.9 68.7
49.1 70.2
50.0 71.8
58.9 69.4
52.2 66.1
50.7 60.1
48.2 59.3
55.0 62.1
54.7 66.0
52.2 63.0
39.3 58.1
52.3 64.8
51.1 68.2
43.9 60.0
51.0 75.3
55.4 69.5
.. ..
57.5 70.2
38.8 66.0
53.6 94.2
49.1 65.3
53.9 65.5
50.7 74.6
20.1 79.1
51.4 68.3
53.6 64.2
41.9 91.6
46.4 62.5
54.4 67.7
48.4 74.5
46.4 58.7
39.2 85.4
42.0 56.1
56.6 71.7
47.6 64.9
48.4 84.5

54.5 68.2
30.0 85.6
62.4 70.7
55.4 76.3
48.6 60.1
66.1 77.0
69.4 79.1
49.3 77.6
.. ..
50.5 80.5
.. ..
.. ..
46.8 74.9
52.6 73.6
46.8 76.6
43.4 60.1
42.6 68.6
16.2 72.7
57.3 78.4
30.4 71.4
51.4 78.4
30.2 75.6
.. ..
40.3 60.7
23.5 70.3
45.4 79.5
61.9 68.3
56.3 78.5
.. ..
34.4 58.0
43.9 68.1
16.8 70.4
54.9 73.6
52.2 67.4
14.2 64.4
65.7 82.6
62.9 80.2
49.0 79.7
63.6 77.9
37.0 71.3
56.5 68.8
63.1 76.5
57.7 72.2
57.9 79.8
.. ..
40.5 68.6
25.1 71.3
52.3 78.7
56.3 77.2
52.8 74.0
27.8 78.7
56.3 83.6
23.1 58.0
57.3 78.8
48.3 76.2

38.8 45.6
73.4 81.3
39.9 57.5
58.1 84.6
22.8 76.1
47.3 77.5
50.9 83.9
17.8 69.1
73.8 83.2
50.5 78.8
49.1 79.2
63.9 82.5
46.2 60.2
49.4 77.1
15.1 69.7
53.2 84.2
25.3 74.3
49.1 80.3
41.3 83.6
55.7 63.3
41.8 77.2
.. ..
59.4 77.5
47.2 84.4
26.8 79.1
58.7 72.8
26.8 55.5
61.6 80.5
67.1 72.6
71.3 92.0
.. ..
77.7 77.0
43.1 81.0
75.5 78.5
69.8 80.9
45.3 76.2
75.5 86.7
79.7 86.8
75.1 81.1
62.1 72.1
24.3 82.2

40.0 64.2
12.2 70.8
59.9 77.1
74.0 83.3
48.4 64.0
71.0 81.1
69.6 71.0
77.8 87.3
61.1 73.5
29.1 65.3
83.8 89.1
86.4 83.2
35.3 79.4
59.2 73.9
45.0 70.2
61.5 71.4
82.3 87.7
24.3 72.2
81.1 80.6
70.0 73.4
25.8 73.1
19.1 83.6
81.2 80.8
52.4 80.9
36.5 68.1
72.2 82.7
77.0 89.1
50.1 82.3
70.5 71.8
58.0 63.9
67.2 78.3
77.7 90.2
65.0 68.6
82.5 75.4
71.2 75.3
79.5 85.1
84.6 82.7
76.6 90.7
64.0 79.3
40.2 89.4
71.7 84.6

73.6 85.9
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
33.2 75.9
.. ..

52.6 68.6
56.5 77.1
37.2 79.4
60.3 77.1

48.7 78.2

22.3 75.1
62.3 79.1
45.4 70.5
52.8 78.6
28.3 79.4
64.9 76.1

61.5 80.9
53.4 72.7

51.1 68.6
 49.6 76.2

the labour market. See Technical note 4 at

e system, the share of seats is calculated based

of education.
ork, expressed as a percentage of the working-