Gender Inequality Index in Gambia
Gambia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.578 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Gambia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index 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 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.659 | — |
| 2011 | 0.654 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.649 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.646 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.625 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.618 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.609 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.597 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.594 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.586 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.589 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.585 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.581 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.578 | -0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.578 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.581, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.578 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
- 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 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 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 -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (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 Gambia?
- Gender inequality index in Gambia was 0.578 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.578 in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for gender inequality index?
- Gambia ranks 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index 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 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.