Gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.536 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan is 0.536, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan peaked at 0.8 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.536, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 26th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7835 | 0.772 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.669 | 0.603 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5719 | 0.555 | 0.595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5398 | 0.536 | 0.544 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.36 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1502 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1759 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2816 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 23.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Pakistan was 0.536 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.536 in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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