Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Gender inequality index from the human development report

Bulgaria
0.208
in 2023
Kuwait
0.188
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
117th
Kuwait rank
119th

Gender inequality index from the human development report over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Kuwait
0.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.208 against 0.188 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kuwait ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 117th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3398 0.7066 0.3668 Kuwait
2000s 0.2496 0.4974 0.2478 Kuwait
2010s 0.2162 0.2384 0.0222 Kuwait
2020s 0.2055 0.1845 0.021 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender inequality index from the human development report, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
Bulgaria, at 0.208 against 0.188 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gender inequality index from the human development report between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
0.02, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for gender inequality index from the human development report?
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender inequality index from the human development report. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Gender inequality index from the human development report
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 4,592 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed