Gender Inequality Index in East Timor
East Timor: Gender Inequality Index was 0.394 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in East Timor, 2002–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.394 for gender inequality index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in East Timor peaked at 0.583 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.391, in 2022.
East Timor ranks 71st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5504 | 0.533 | 0.583 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4582 | 0.409 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3982 | 0.391 | 0.405 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More poverty & inequality data for East Timor
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,129 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.7% (2016)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1491 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1491 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1657 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1608 (2023)
- Population living in slums 33.9% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.451 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in East Timor?
- Gender inequality index in East Timor was 0.394 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.583 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for gender inequality index?
- East Timor ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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 labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.