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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1944 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4408 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 34.7% (2021)
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 labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.