Gender Inequality Index in Portugal
Portugal: Gender Inequality Index was 0.076 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.076 for gender inequality index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Portugal peaked at 0.267 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 2021.
That places Portugal 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.267 | — |
| 1991 | 0.26 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.255 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.241 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.233 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.228 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.226 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.225 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.216 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.201 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.187 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.179 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.177 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.165 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.158 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.137 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.134 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.132 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.127 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.12 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.114 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.099 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.091 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.083 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.081 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.083 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.077 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.071 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.062 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.073 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.076 | +4.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.076 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.076 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0855, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2341 | 0.19 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1656 | 0.132 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0955 | 0.077 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0705 | 0.062 | 0.076 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 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 -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (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 Portugal?
- Gender inequality index in Portugal was 0.076 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.267 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for gender inequality index?
- Portugal ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.