Gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.36 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon, 2007–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon is 0.36, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon peaked at 0.438 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 2023.
Lebanon ranks 80th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4203 | 0.411 | 0.437 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4193 | 0.381 | 0.438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3728 | 0.36 | 0.387 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.24 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,415 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 5.78 (2021)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.24 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0963 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0963 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1052 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2024 (2023)
- Population living in slums 4.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Lebanon was 0.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.438 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Lebanon ranks 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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