Gender Inequality Index in Chile
Chile: Gender Inequality Index was 0.102 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Chile stood at 0.102. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Chile peaked at 0.508 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 2023.
Chile ranks 137th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.508 | — |
| 1991 | 0.504 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.491 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.486 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.483 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.477 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.469 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.465 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.44 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.438 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.433 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.435 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.417 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.41 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.393 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.379 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.382 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.376 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.37 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.357 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.35 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.335 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.327 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.308 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.291 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.287 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.267 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.249 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.215 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.195 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.182 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.119 | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.114 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.102 | -10.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.102 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.102 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -34.6% | 0.182 | 0.119 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4761 | 0.438 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3952 | 0.357 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2824 | 0.195 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1293 | 0.102 | 0.182 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 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 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (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 Chile?
- Gender inequality index in Chile was 0.102 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.508 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for gender inequality index?
- Chile ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.