Gender inequality index from the human development report in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.632 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.632
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.632
in 2023
All-time low
0.617
in 2022
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Guinea-Bissau, 2018–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.632 for gender inequality index from the human development report in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6225 | 0.622 | 0.623 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.622 | 0.617 | 0.632 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.84 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,333 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.17 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.44 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.184 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.184 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2097 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3531 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 39.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Guinea-Bissau was 0.632 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.632 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.617 in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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