Gender Inequality Index in Barbados
Barbados: Gender Inequality Index was 0.297 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Barbados stood at 0.297. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Barbados peaked at 0.388 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 2023.
That places Barbados 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.385 | — |
| 1991 | 0.386 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.388 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.372 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.367 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.364 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.361 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.357 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.368 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.357 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.359 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.349 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.342 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.338 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.336 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.375 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.354 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.356 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.353 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.352 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.342 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.337 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.341 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.34 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.322 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.316 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.302 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.303 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.298 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.297 | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.297 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 3.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.297 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3708 | 0.357 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3546 | 0.336 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3399 | 0.316 | 0.356 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.297 | 0.303 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (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 Barbados?
- Gender inequality index in Barbados was 0.297 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.388 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for gender inequality index?
- Barbados ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.