Gender Inequality Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gender Inequality Index was 0.484 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Eswatini, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Eswatini stood at 0.484. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Eswatini peaked at 0.547 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.484, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender Inequality Index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.547 | — |
| 2016 | 0.533 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.521 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.525 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.526 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.505 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.503 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.494 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.484 | -2.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.484 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.484 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5304 | 0.521 | 0.547 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4965 | 0.484 | 0.505 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More poverty & inequality data for Eswatini
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,228 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 -23.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.73 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.7% (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 Eswatini?
- Gender inequality index in Eswatini was 0.484 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.547 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.484 in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for gender inequality index?
- Eswatini ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.