Gender Inequality Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gender Inequality Index was 0.36 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Lebanon, 2007–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in 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 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.413 | — |
| 2008 | 0.411 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.437 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.433 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.438 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.434 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.432 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.428 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.424 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.421 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.418 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.381 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.384 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.387 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.383 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.361 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.36 | -0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.379, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 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 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Lebanon?
- Gender inequality index in Lebanon was 0.36 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.438 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for gender inequality index?
- Lebanon ranks 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index 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 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.