Gender inequality index from the human development report in Egypt
Egypt: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.398 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.398 for gender inequality index from the human development report in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Egypt peaked at 0.671 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.395, in 2021.
That places Egypt 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6473 | 0.631 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5825 | 0.553 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4968 | 0.405 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3992 | 0.395 | 0.405 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,402 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Egypt?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Egypt was 0.398 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.671 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.395 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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