Gender Inequality Index in Maldives
Maldives: Gender Inequality Index was 0.309 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Maldives is 0.309, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Maldives peaked at 0.674 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 2023.
That places Maldives 92nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.594 | 0.509 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4168 | 0.359 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3568 | 0.318 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3163 | 0.309 | 0.325 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 89 Saint Lucia 0.327 compare
- 90 Bahamas 0.325 compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 0.315 compare
- 93 Vietnam 0.299 compare
- 94 Cape Verde 0.298 compare
- 95 Barbados 0.297 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Maldives
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,442 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.6% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0722 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0722 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0785 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2856 (2023)
- Population living in slums 34.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Maldives?
- Gender inequality index in Maldives was 0.309 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.674 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for gender inequality index?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.