Gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.487 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh is 0.487, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh peaked at 0.745 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.487, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 45th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6803 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.675 | 0.615 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5643 | 0.52 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.492 | 0.487 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,408 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.53 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1385 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3594 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Bangladesh was 0.487 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.487 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Bangladesh ranks 45th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender inequality index from the human development report. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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