Gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.408 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua is 0.408, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua peaked at 0.625 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.408, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 68th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6115 | 0.597 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5271 | 0.488 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4317 | 0.421 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4115 | 0.408 | 0.418 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,515 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.78 (2022)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.21 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1264 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3528 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.6% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Nicaragua was 0.408 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.625 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.408 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender inequality index from the human development report. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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