Gender Inequality Index in Congo
Congo: Gender Inequality Index was 0.565 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Congo, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Congo stood at 0.565. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Congo peaked at 0.633 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.565, in 2023.
Congo ranks 20th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6198 | 0.616 | 0.623 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.616 | 0.593 | 0.633 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.58 | 0.565 | 0.589 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1748 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1606 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1606 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5511 (2023)
- Population living in slums 75.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Congo?
- Gender inequality index in Congo was 0.565 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.633 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for gender inequality index?
- Congo ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.