Gender Inequality Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gender Inequality Index was 0.558 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Cameroon, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Cameroon stood at 0.558. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Cameroon peaked at 0.694 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.558, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6896 | 0.684 | 0.694 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6462 | 0.62 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5861 | 0.566 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5613 | 0.558 | 0.563 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2072 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1807 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5286 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 26.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Cameroon?
- Gender inequality index in Cameroon was 0.558 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.694 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.558 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for gender inequality index?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.