Gender Inequality Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Gender Inequality Index was 0.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Lithuania, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Lithuania stood at 0.07. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Lithuania peaked at 0.314 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.278 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2059 | 0.16 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1378 | 0.121 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0798 | 0.07 | 0.095 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2037 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Lithuania?
- Gender inequality index in Lithuania was 0.07 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.314 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for gender inequality index?
- Lithuania ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.