Gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.555 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso, 1999–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso stood at 0.555.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.647 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.548, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.647 | 0.647 | 0.647 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6226 | 0.6 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5944 | 0.571 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5795 | 0.548 | 0.609 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,198 (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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.88 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Burkina Faso was 0.555 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.647 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.548 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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