Gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.083 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom is 0.083, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom peaked at 0.254 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.083, in 2022.
United Kingdom ranks 139th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 0.2424 | 0.235 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2028 | 0.186 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1386 | 0.105 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.086 | 0.083 | 0.094 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,138 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.167 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in United Kingdom was 0.083 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.254 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.083 in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- United Kingdom ranks 139th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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