Gender Inequality Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender Inequality Index was 0.218 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Uruguay stood at 0.218. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Uruguay peaked at 0.429 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.218, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 114th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.426 | — |
| 1991 | 0.429 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.426 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.422 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.419 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.41 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.381 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.379 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.367 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.363 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.357 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.352 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.351 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.349 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.337 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.333 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.324 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.318 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.325 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.324 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.326 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.284 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.26 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.254 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.256 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.235 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.221 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.218 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.218 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.218 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.418 | 0.381 | 0.429 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3512 | 0.324 | 0.379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2963 | 0.254 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.223 | 0.218 | 0.235 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Uruguay?
- Gender inequality index in Uruguay was 0.218 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.429 in 1991.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.218 in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender inequality index?
- Uruguay ranks 114th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.