Gender Inequality Index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gender Inequality Index was 0.352 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.352 for gender inequality index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Mauritius peaked at 0.53 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.325, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 84th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.53 | — |
| 1991 | 0.511 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.506 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.493 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.488 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.489 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.475 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.468 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.465 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.459 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.476 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.472 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.466 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.457 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.456 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.382 | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.37 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.373 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.371 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.373 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.35 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.355 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.344 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.343 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.373 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.37 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.363 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.325 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.359 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.361 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.36 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.352 | -2.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.352 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.352 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4884 | 0.459 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4196 | 0.37 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3553 | 0.325 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.358 | 0.352 | 0.361 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 11,643 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 25.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Mauritius?
- Gender inequality index in Mauritius was 0.352 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.325 in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for gender inequality index?
- Mauritius ranks 84th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.