Gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa
South Africa: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.388 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa is 0.388, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa peaked at 0.495 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.388, in 2023.
That places South Africa 76th 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 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4789 | 0.453 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4524 | 0.438 | 0.464 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4196 | 0.395 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3905 | 0.388 | 0.392 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,562 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -20.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8444 % change on previous year (2022)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.76 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in South Africa was 0.388 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.495 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.388 in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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