Gender Inequality Index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gender Inequality Index was 0.566 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Sierra Leone, 2003–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Sierra Leone is 0.566, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.666 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.566, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.666 | — |
| 2004 | 0.663 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.665 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.663 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.658 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.652 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.646 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.643 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.639 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.637 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.632 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.622 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.622 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.615 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.612 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.613 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.612 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.611 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.566 | -7.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.566 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.581, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.566 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.663 | 0.658 | 0.666 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.632 | 0.612 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6005 | 0.566 | 0.613 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,470 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 -25.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.3% (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 Sierra Leone?
- Gender inequality index in Sierra Leone was 0.566 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.566 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gender inequality index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.