Gender Inequality Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.284 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Mongolia stood at 0.284. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Mongolia peaked at 0.433 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.284, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 99th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4061 | 0.381 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3484 | 0.311 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2903 | 0.284 | 0.301 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.141 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1052 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1052 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1919 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Mongolia?
- Gender inequality index in Mongolia was 0.284 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.433 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for gender inequality index?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.