Gender Inequality Index in Senegal
Senegal: Gender Inequality Index was 0.49 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.49 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Senegal peaked at 0.631 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.49, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6064 | 0.584 | 0.631 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5312 | 0.506 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4952 | 0.49 | 0.501 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- 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 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1354 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1354 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1567 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3928 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 17.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Senegal?
- Gender inequality index in Senegal was 0.49 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.631 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for gender inequality index?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.