Gender Inequality Index in Guinea
Guinea: Gender Inequality Index was 0.609 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender Inequality Index in Guinea, 2019–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Guinea is 0.609, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over five years.
That places Guinea 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.631 | 0.631 | 0.631 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6255 | 0.609 | 0.643 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0.632 compare
- 7 Haiti 0.618 compare
- 8 Mali 0.612 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.604 compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.603 compare
- 12 Niger 0.591 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- 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 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 11.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Guinea?
- Gender inequality index in Guinea was 0.609 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.643 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.609 in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for gender inequality index?
- Guinea ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Guinea 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.