Gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey
Turkey: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.227 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey is 0.227, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey peaked at 0.602 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 110th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5811 | 0.535 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4924 | 0.425 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3352 | 0.27 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2465 | 0.227 | 0.266 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,429 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.33 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1087 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2891 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Turkey was 0.227 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.602 in 1993.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Turkey ranks 110th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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