Gender Inequality Index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gender Inequality Index was 0.394 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Rwanda, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Rwanda stood at 0.394. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Rwanda peaked at 0.598 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.394, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5936 | 0.586 | 0.598 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4957 | 0.452 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4242 | 0.408 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3968 | 0.394 | 0.398 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1462 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4433 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Rwanda?
- Gender inequality index in Rwanda was 0.394 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.598 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for gender inequality index?
- Rwanda ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.