Gender Inequality Index in Haiti
Haiti: Gender Inequality Index was 0.618 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Inequality Index in Haiti, 2001–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Haiti stood at 0.618.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Haiti peaked at 0.84 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.579, in 2005.
Haiti ranks 7th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.593 | — |
| 2002 | 0.588 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.584 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.589 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.579 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.612 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.605 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.613 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.615 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.613 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.626 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.631 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.629 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.627 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.625 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.84 | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 0.628 | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.629 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.625 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.623 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.621 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.619 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.618 | -0.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.618 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.618 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +34.4% | 0.625 | 0.84 |
| 2017 | -25.2% | 0.84 | 0.628 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5976 | 0.579 | 0.615 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6473 | 0.613 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6202 | 0.618 | 0.623 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 4 Afghanistan 0.661 compare
- 5 Liberia 0.646 compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0.632 compare
- 8 Mali 0.612 compare
- 9 Guinea 0.609 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.604 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Haiti
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,063 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 0.0942 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 4.0% (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 Haiti?
- Gender inequality index in Haiti was 0.618 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.579 in 2005.
- How does Haiti rank for gender inequality index?
- Haiti ranks 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.