Gender Inequality Index in Moldova
Moldova: Gender Inequality Index was 0.146 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Moldova stood at 0.146.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Moldova peaked at 0.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.142, in 2022.
That places Moldova 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2955 | 0.228 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2243 | 0.183 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1555 | 0.142 | 0.182 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- 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 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,434 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 32.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1365 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1355 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Moldova?
- Gender inequality index in Moldova was 0.146 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.142 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for gender inequality index?
- Moldova ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.