Gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.584 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea is 0.584, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.82 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.584, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6836 | 0.665 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6852 | 0.596 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.706 | 0.584 | 0.816 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,787 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.83 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1505 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1505 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1713 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2717 (2023)
- Population living in slums 22.3% (2022)
- Inequality adjusted human development index 0.423 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Papua New Guinea was 0.584 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.584 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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