Gender Inequality Index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.327 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Saint Lucia is 0.327, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.456 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.327, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 89th 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.
Gender Inequality Index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.456 | — |
| 1991 | 0.447 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.43 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.419 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.422 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.432 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.423 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.453 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.44 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.441 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.427 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.435 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.413 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.383 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.396 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.395 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.403 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.394 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.392 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.381 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.369 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.35 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.368 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.37 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.368 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.362 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.342 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.338 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.332 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.338 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.328 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.329 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.327 | -0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.327 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.327 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4363 | 0.419 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4019 | 0.381 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3537 | 0.332 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3305 | 0.327 | 0.338 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More poverty & inequality data for Saint Lucia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Saint Lucia?
- Gender inequality index in Saint Lucia was 0.327 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.456 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.327 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gender inequality index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.