Gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria
Syria: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.49 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.562
in 1997
All-time low
0.454
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria stood at 0.49.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria peaked at 0.562 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.454, in 2002.
Syria ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5361 | 0.496 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4788 | 0.454 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4867 | 0.477 | 0.494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.49 | 0.489 | 0.491 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,607 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.54 (2008)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.117 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.117 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1356 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1845 (2015)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Syria was 0.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.562 in 1997.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.454 in 2002.
- How does Syria rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Syria ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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