Gender Inequality Index in Niger
Niger: Gender Inequality Index was 0.591 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Niger is 0.591, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Niger peaked at 0.813 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.591, in 2022.
Niger ranks 12th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.813 | — |
| 2001 | 0.812 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.808 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.726 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.724 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.715 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.707 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.699 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.701 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.692 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.669 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.72 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.682 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.664 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.659 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.657 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.666 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.636 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.625 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.622 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.596 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.591 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.591 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.581, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.591 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7515 | 0.699 | 0.813 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.667 | 0.625 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 | 0.591 | 0.622 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 9 Guinea 0.609 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.604 compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.603 compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 0.589 compare
- 14 Sudan 0.588 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.584 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (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 Niger?
- Gender inequality index in Niger was 0.591 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.813 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.591 in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for gender inequality index?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.