Gender inequality index from the human development report in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.566 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Sierra Leone, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report 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 from the human development report 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.
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.79 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,470 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 6.33 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.6 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2045 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2045 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2255 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3592 (2023)
- Population living in slums 49.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Sierra Leone?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Sierra Leone was 0.566 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.566 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report 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 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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