Gender Inequality Index in Angola
Angola: Gender Inequality Index was 0.515 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Angola, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Angola is 0.515, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Angola peaked at 0.556 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.515, in 2023.
Angola ranks 32nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.556 | — |
| 2011 | 0.549 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.55 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.551 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.553 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.549 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.544 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.547 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.539 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.536 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.533 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.532 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.524 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.515 | -1.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.515 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.515 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5474 | 0.536 | 0.556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.526 | 0.515 | 0.533 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More poverty & inequality data for Angola
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,062 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Angola?
- Gender inequality index in Angola was 0.515 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.556 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.515 in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for gender inequality index?
- Angola ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.