Egypt vs India: Gender inequality index from the human development report

Egypt
0.398
in 2023
India
0.403
in 2023
Egypt rank
70th
India rank
69th

Gender inequality index from the human development report over time

  • Egypt
  • India
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.403 against 0.398 in Egypt, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Egypt ranks 70th and India ranks 69th of 169 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6473 0.6948 0.0475 India
2000s 0.5825 0.6216 0.0391 India
2010s 0.4968 0.5181 0.0213 India
2020s 0.3992 0.4273 0.028 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender inequality index from the human development report, Egypt or India?
India, at 0.403 against 0.398 in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in gender inequality index from the human development report between Egypt and India?
0.005, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for gender inequality index from the human development report?
Egypt ranks 70th and India ranks 69th 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.

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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