Gender Inequality Index in Brazil
Brazil: Gender Inequality Index was 0.39 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Brazil is 0.39, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Brazil peaked at 0.582 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.39, in 2022.
That places Brazil 75th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5475 | 0.514 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4748 | 0.456 | 0.506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4309 | 0.398 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.399 | 0.39 | 0.411 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1341 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4373 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Brazil?
- Gender inequality index in Brazil was 0.39 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.582 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for gender inequality index?
- Brazil ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.