Gender Inequality Index in Czechia
Czechia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.088 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.088 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Czechia peaked at 0.285 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.088, in 2023.
That places Czechia 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.284 | — |
| 1991 | 0.285 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.253 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.238 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.215 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.206 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.198 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.188 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.178 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.166 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.164 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.155 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.154 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.151 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.152 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.157 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.155 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.157 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.141 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.138 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.143 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.145 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.146 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.14 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.139 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.134 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.13 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.124 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.12 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.108 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.095 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.088 | -7.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.088 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.088 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0855, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2437 | 0.188 | 0.285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1589 | 0.151 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 | 0.124 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1027 | 0.088 | 0.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 Czechia?
- Gender inequality index in Czechia was 0.088 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.285 in 1991.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for gender inequality index?
- Czechia ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.