Gender Inequality Index in Belarus
Belarus: Gender Inequality Index was 0.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Belarus, 2001–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Belarus is 0.08, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Belarus peaked at 0.255 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2023.
That places Belarus 142nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1777 | 0.147 | 0.255 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1286 | 0.096 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0885 | 0.08 | 0.094 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0861 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1218 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.127 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Belarus?
- Gender inequality index in Belarus was 0.08 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.255 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for gender inequality index?
- Belarus ranks 142nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.