Gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia
Zambia: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.524 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia is 0.524, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia peaked at 0.691 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.521, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 29th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6599 | 0.647 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6117 | 0.589 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5563 | 0.521 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5245 | 0.523 | 0.526 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.178 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.634 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 71.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Zambia was 0.524 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.691 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.521 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Zambia ranks 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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