Gender Inequality Index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.497 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Ethiopia, 2001–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Ethiopia stood at 0.497. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.704 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.497, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6587 | 0.615 | 0.704 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.552 | 0.509 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4985 | 0.497 | 0.502 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1954 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 10.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Ethiopia?
- Gender inequality index in Ethiopia was 0.497 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.704 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.497 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gender inequality index?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.