Gender Inequality Index in Mexico
Mexico: Gender Inequality Index was 0.358 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.358 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Mexico peaked at 0.552 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.358, in 2023.
That places Mexico 81st 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.552 | — |
| 1991 | 0.51 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.505 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.498 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.492 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.485 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.483 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.477 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.459 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.454 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.459 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.46 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.435 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.433 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.425 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.43 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.433 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.415 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.418 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.414 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.391 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.39 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.388 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.379 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.37 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.372 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.365 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.366 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.368 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.365 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.361 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.358 | -0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.358 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.358 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4915 | 0.454 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.438 | 0.415 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3853 | 0.365 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.363 | 0.358 | 0.368 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 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 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Mexico?
- Gender inequality index in Mexico was 0.358 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.552 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.358 in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for gender inequality index?
- Mexico ranks 81st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.