Gender Inequality Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gender Inequality Index was 0.512 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.512 for gender inequality index in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Venezuela peaked at 0.566 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.476, in 2006.
Venezuela ranks 34th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.566 | — |
| 1991 | 0.557 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.56 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.562 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.557 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.551 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.549 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.543 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.537 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.51 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.502 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.517 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.51 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.514 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.513 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.477 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.476 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.48 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.488 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.492 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.491 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.494 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.489 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.492 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.509 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.489 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.488 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.487 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.513 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.512 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.512 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.512 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.362, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5492 | 0.51 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.495 | 0.476 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4919 | 0.487 | 0.509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5122 | 0.512 | 0.513 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 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 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Venezuela?
- Gender inequality index in Venezuela was 0.512 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.476 in 2006.
- How does Venezuela rank for gender inequality index?
- Venezuela ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.