Gender Inequality Index in Togo
Togo: Gender Inequality Index was 0.564 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Togo, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.564 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Togo peaked at 0.634 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.564, in 2023.
Togo ranks 21st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.634 | — |
| 2006 | 0.629 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.616 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.614 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.626 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.634 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.63 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.607 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.594 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.582 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.586 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.589 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.587 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.585 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.573 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.569 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.568 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.564 | -0.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.564 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.564 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6218 | 0.614 | 0.634 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.602 | 0.582 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5685 | 0.564 | 0.573 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Togo?
- Gender inequality index in Togo was 0.564 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.634 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.564 in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for gender inequality index?
- Togo ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.