Gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia
Gambia: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.578 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia stood at 0.578. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia peaked at 0.659 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.578, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 17th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6237 | 0.586 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5832 | 0.578 | 0.589 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1939 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4011 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 22.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Gambia was 0.578 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.578 in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Gambia ranks 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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