Gender Inequality Index in Malta
Malta: Gender Inequality Index was 0.111 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Malta, 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 Malta is 0.111, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Malta peaked at 0.352 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 2022.
Malta ranks 134th 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.305 | — |
| 1991 | 0.339 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.352 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.327 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.334 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.312 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.335 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.34 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.333 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.27 | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 0.283 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.278 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.232 | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.297 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.287 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.273 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.265 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.271 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.263 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.259 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.243 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.194 | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 0.187 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.189 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.187 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.182 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.161 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.162 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.158 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.109 | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.111 | +1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.111 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.111 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.379, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3247 | 0.27 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2736 | 0.232 | 0.297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2053 | 0.161 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.135 | 0.109 | 0.162 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Malta?
- Gender inequality index in Malta was 0.111 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.352 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for gender inequality index?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.