Gender inequality index from the human development report in Portugal
Portugal: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.076 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.076 for gender inequality index from the human development report 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 from the human development report 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.
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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1836 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Portugal?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Portugal was 0.076 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.267 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Portugal ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report 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 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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