Gender Inequality Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Gender Inequality Index was 0.584 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Inequality Index in Papua New Guinea, 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 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 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.665 | — |
| 2001 | 0.666 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.667 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.697 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.694 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.693 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.685 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.683 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.682 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.676 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.621 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.614 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.609 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.596 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.82 | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 0.818 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.816 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.608 | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 0.584 | -3.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.584 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.584 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +37.6% | 0.596 | 0.82 |
| 2022 | -25.5% | 0.816 | 0.608 |
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Gender inequality index in Papua New Guinea was 0.584 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.584 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for gender inequality index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index 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 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.