Gender Inequality Index in Iceland
Iceland: Gender Inequality Index was 0.024 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Iceland stood at 0.024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Iceland peaked at 0.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 163rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1669 | 0.145 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1179 | 0.099 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0668 | 0.045 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0302 | 0.024 | 0.041 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1068 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Iceland?
- Gender inequality index in Iceland was 0.024 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for gender inequality index?
- Iceland ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.