What is the difference in gender inequality index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?

0.012, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States: Gender Inequality Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.157

in 2023

United States

0.169

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

127th

United States rank

124th

Gender Inequality Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.169 against 0.157 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.012.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 127th and United States ranks 124th of 169 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.1648	0.2025	0.0378	United States
2020s	0.1492	0.1747	0.0255	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender inequality index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United States?: United States, at 0.169 against 0.157 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in gender inequality index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?: 0.012, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States rank globally for gender inequality index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 127th and United States ranks 124th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gender Inequality Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 169 places, 4,592 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.