The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The 2010 report covers 134 major and emerging economies.
The Report’s Gender Gap Index ranks countries according to their gender gaps and their scores can be interpreted as the percentage of the inequality between women and men that has been closed. Information about gender imbalances to the advantage of women is explicitly prevented from affecting the score.[1] The three highest ranking countries have closed a little over 80% of their gender gaps, while the lowest ranking country has closed only a little over 45% of its gender gap. It “assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities,” the Report[2] says. “By providing a comprehensible framework for assessing and comparing global gender gaps and by revealing those countries that are role models in dividing these resources equitably between women and men, the Report serves as a catalyst for greater awareness as well as greater exchange between policymakers.” [3]
The Report examines four critical areas of inequality between men and women in 130 economies around the globe, over 92% of the world’s population:
- 1. Economic participation and opportunity – outcomes on salaries, participation levels and access to high-skilled employment
- 2. Educational attainment – outcomes on access to basic and higher level education
- 3. Political empowerment – outcomes on representation in decision-making structures
- 4. Health and survival – outcomes on life expectancy and sex ratio
Thirteen out of the 14 variables used to create the Index are from publicly available “hard data” indicators from international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization. [4]
[edit] Global Gender Gap Index rankings
The table is initially sorted according to the 2011 ranking. The highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality). Data for some countries is unavailable.
| Rank |
Country |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| 1 |
Iceland |
0.7813 |
0.7836 |
0.7999 |
0.8276 |
0.8496 |
0.8530 |
| 2 |
Norway |
0.7994 |
0.8059 |
0.8239 |
0.8227 |
0.8404 |
0.8404 |
| 3 |
Finland |
0.7958 |
0.8044 |
0.8195 |
0.8252 |
0.8260 |
0.8383 |
| 4 |
Sweden |
0.8133 |
0.8146 |
0.8139 |
0.8139 |
0.8024 |
0.8044 |
| 5 |
Ireland |
0.7335 |
0.7457 |
0.7518 |
0.7597 |
0.7773 |
0.7830 |
| 6 |
New Zealand |
0.7509 |
0.7649 |
0.7859 |
0.7880 |
0.7808 |
0.7810 |
| 7 |
Denmark |
0.7462 |
0.7519 |
0.7538 |
0.7628 |
0.7719 |
0.7778 |
| 8 |
Philippines |
0.7516 |
0.7629 |
0.7568 |
0.7579 |
0.7654 |
0.7685 |
| 9 |
Lesotho |
0.6807 |
0.7078 |
0.7320 |
0.7495 |
0.7678 |
0.7666 |
| 10 |
Switzerland |
0.6997 |
0.6924 |
0.7360 |
0.7426 |
0.7562 |
0.7627 |
| 11 |
Germany |
0.7524 |
0.7618 |
0.7394 |
0.7449 |
0.7530 |
0.7590 |
| 12 |
Spain |
0.7319 |
0.7444 |
0.7281 |
0.7345 |
0.7554 |
0.7580 |
| 13 |
Belgium |
0.7078 |
0.7198 |
0.7163 |
0.7165 |
0.7509 |
0.7531 |
| 14 |
South Africa |
0.7125 |
0.7194 |
0.7232 |
0.7709 |
0.7535 |
0.7478 |
| 15 |
Netherlands |
0.7250 |
0.7383 |
0.7399 |
0.7490 |
0.7444 |
0.7470 |
| 16 |
United Kingdom |
0.7365 |
0.7441 |
0.7366 |
0.7402 |
0.7460 |
0.7462 |
| 17 |
United States |
0.7042 |
0.7002 |
0.7179 |
0.7173 |
0.7411 |
0.7412 |
| 18 |
Canada |
0.7165 |
0.7198 |
0.7136 |
0.7196 |
0.7372 |
0.7407 |
| 19 |
Latvia |
0.7091 |
0.7333 |
0.7397 |
0.7416 |
0.7429 |
0.7399 |
| 20 |
Cuba |
n/a |
0.7169 |
0.7195 |
0.7176 |
0.7253 |
0.7394 |
| 21 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
0.6797 |
0.6859 |
0.7245 |
0.7298 |
0.7353 |
0.7372 |
| 22 |
Bahamas |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.7179 |
0.7128 |
0.7340 |
| 23 |
Australia |
0.7163 |
0.7204 |
0.7241 |
0.7282 |
0.7271 |
0.7291 |
| 24 |
Burundi |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.7270 |
| 25 |
Costa Rica |
0.6936 |
0.7014 |
0.7111 |
0.7180 |
0.7194 |
0.7266 |
| 26 |
Mozambique |
n/a |
0.6883 |
0.7266 |
0.7195 |
0.7329 |
0.7251 |
| 27 |
Nicaragua |
0.6566 |
0.6458 |
0.6747 |
0.7002 |
0.7176 |
0.7245 |
| 28 |
Argentina |
0.6829 |
0.6982 |
0.7209 |
0.7211 |
0.7187 |
0.7236 |
| 29 |
Uganda |
0.6797 |
0.6833 |
0.6981 |
0.7067 |
0.7169 |
0.7220 |
| 30 |
Luxembourg |
0.6671 |
0.6786 |
0.6802 |
0.6889 |
0.7231 |
0.7216 |
| 31 |
Sri Lanka |
0.7199 |
0.7230 |
0.7371 |
0.7402 |
0.7458 |
0.7212 |
| 32 |
Namibia |
0.6864 |
0.7012 |
0.7141 |
0.7167 |
0.7238 |
0.7177 |
| 33 |
Barbados |
n/a |
n/a |
0.7188 |
0.7236 |
0.7176 |
0.7170 |
| 34 |
Austria |
0.6986 |
0.7060 |
0.7153 |
0.7031 |
0.7091 |
0.7165 |
| 35 |
Portugal |
0.6922 |
0.6959 |
0.7051 |
0.7013 |
0.7171 |
0.7144 |
| 36 |
Mongolia |
0.6821 |
0.6731 |
0.7049 |
0.7221 |
0.7194 |
0.7140 |
| 37 |
Lithuania |
0.7077 |
0.7234 |
0.7222 |
0.7175 |
0.7132 |
0.7131 |
| 38 |
Guyana |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.7108 |
0.7090 |
0.7084 |
| 39 |
Moldova |
0.7128 |
0.7172 |
0.7244 |
0.7104 |
0.7160 |
0.7083 |
| 40 |
Panama |
0.6935 |
0.6954 |
0.7095 |
0.7024 |
0.7072 |
0.7042 |
| 41 |
Slovenia |
0.6745 |
0.6842 |
0.6937 |
0.6982 |
0.7047 |
0.7041 |
| 42 |
Poland |
0.6802 |
0.6756 |
0.6951 |
0.6998 |
0.7037 |
0.7038 |
| 43 |
Russia |
0.6770 |
0.6866 |
0.6994 |
0.6987 |
0.7036 |
0.7037 |
| 44 |
Kyrgyzstan |
0.6742 |
0.6653 |
0.7045 |
0.7058 |
0.6973 |
0.7036 |
| 45 |
Ecuador |
0.6433 |
0.6881 |
0.7091 |
0.7220 |
0.7072 |
0.7035 |
| 46 |
Chile |
0.6455 |
0.6482 |
0.6818 |
0.6884 |
0.7013 |
0.7030 |
| 47 |
Jamaica |
0.7014 |
0.6925 |
0.6980 |
0.7013 |
0.7037 |
0.7028 |
| 48 |
France |
0.6520 |
0.6824 |
0.7341 |
0.7331 |
0.7025 |
0.7018 |
| 49 |
Kazakhstan |
0.6928 |
0.6983 |
0.6976 |
0.7013 |
0.7055 |
0.7010 |
| 50 |
Croatia |
0.7145 |
0.7210 |
0.6967 |
0.6944 |
0.6939 |
0.7006 |
| 51 |
Bulgaria |
0.6870 |
0.7085 |
0.7077 |
0.7072 |
0.6983 |
0.6987 |
| 52 |
Estonia |
0.6944 |
0.7008 |
0.7076 |
0.7094 |
0.7018 |
0.6983 |
| 53 |
Macedonia |
0.6983 |
0.6967 |
0.6914 |
0.6950 |
0.6996 |
0.6966 |
| 54 |
Honduras |
0.6483 |
0.6661 |
0.6960 |
0.6893 |
0.6927 |
0.6945 |
| 55 |
Israel |
0.6889 |
0.6965 |
0.6900 |
0.7019 |
0.6957 |
0.6926 |
| 56 |
Greece |
0.6540 |
0.6648 |
0.6727 |
0.6662 |
0.6908 |
0.6916 |
| 57 |
Singapore |
0.6550 |
0.6609 |
0.6625 |
0.6664 |
0.6914 |
0.6914 |
| 58 |
Uruguay |
0.6549 |
0.6608 |
0.6907 |
0.6936 |
0.6897 |
0.6907 |
| 59 |
Tanzania |
0.7038 |
0.6969 |
0.7068 |
0.6797 |
0.6829 |
0.6904 |
| 60 |
Thailand |
0.6831 |
0.6815 |
0.6917 |
0.6907 |
0.6910 |
0.6892 |
| 61 |
China |
0.6561 |
0.6643 |
0.6878 |
0.6907 |
0.6881 |
0.6866 |
| 62 |
Bolivia |
0.6335 |
0.6574 |
0.6667 |
0.6693 |
0.6751 |
0.6862 |
| 63 |
Venezuela |
0.6664 |
0.6797 |
0.6875 |
0.6839 |
0.6863 |
0.6861 |
| 64 |
Ukraine |
0.6797 |
0.6790 |
0.6856 |
0.6896 |
0.6869 |
0.6861 |
| 65 |
Malawi |
0.6437 |
0.6480 |
0.6664 |
0.6738 |
0.6824 |
0.6850 |
| 66 |
Botswana |
0.6897 |
0.6797 |
0.6839 |
0.7071 |
0.6876 |
0.6832 |
| 67 |
Paraguay |
0.6556 |
0.6659 |
0.6379 |
0.6868 |
0.6804 |
0.6818 |
| 68 |
Romania |
0.6797 |
0.6859 |
0.6763 |
0.6805 |
0.6826 |
0.6812 |
| 69 |
Bangladesh |
0.6270 |
0.6314 |
0.6531 |
0.6526 |
0.6702 |
0.6812 |
| 70 |
Ghana |
0.6653 |
0.6725 |
0.6679 |
0.6704 |
0.6782 |
0.6811 |
| 71 |
Madagascar |
0.6385 |
0.6461 |
0.6736 |
0.6732 |
0.6713 |
0.6797 |
| 72 |
Slovakia |
0.6757 |
0.6797 |
0.6824 |
0.6845 |
0.6778 |
0.6797 |
| 73 |
Peru |
0.6619 |
0.6624 |
0.6959 |
0.7024 |
0.6895 |
0.6796 |
| 74 |
Italy |
0.6456 |
0.6498 |
0.6788 |
0.6798 |
0.6765 |
0.6796 |
| 75 |
Czech Republic |
0.6712 |
0.6718 |
0.6770 |
0.6789 |
0.6850 |
0.6789 |
| 76 |
Brunei |
n/a |
n/a |
0.6392 |
0.6524 |
0.6748 |
0.6787 |
| 77 |
Gambia, The |
0.6448 |
0.6421 |
0.6622 |
0.6752 |
0.6762 |
0.6763 |
| 78 |
Albania |
0.6607 |
0.6685 |
0.6591 |
0.6601 |
0.6726 |
0.6748 |
| 79 |
Vietnam |
n/a |
0.6889 |
0.6778 |
0.6802 |
0.6776 |
0.6732 |
| 80 |
Colombia |
0.7049 |
0.7090 |
0.6944 |
0.6939 |
0.6927 |
0.6714 |
| 81 |
Dominican Republic |
0.6639 |
0.6705 |
0.6744 |
0.6859 |
0.6774 |
0.6682 |
| 82 |
Brazil |
0.6543 |
0.6637 |
0.6737 |
0.6695 |
0.6655 |
0.6679 |
| 83 |
Malta |
0.6518 |
0.6615 |
0.6634 |
0.6635 |
0.6695 |
0.6658 |
| 84 |
Armenia |
n/a |
0.6651 |
0.6677 |
0.6619 |
0.6669 |
0.6654 |
| 85 |
Hungary |
0.6698 |
0.6731 |
0.6867 |
0.6879 |
0.6720 |
0.6642 |
| 86 |
Georgia |
0.6700 |
0.6665 |
0.6654 |
0.6680 |
0.6598 |
0.6624 |
| 87 |
Angola |
0.6039 |
0.6034 |
0.6032 |
0.6353 |
0.6712 |
0.6624 |
| 88 |
Zimbabwe |
0.6461 |
0.6464 |
0.6485 |
0.6518 |
0.6574 |
0.6607 |
| 89 |
Mexico |
0.6462 |
0.6441 |
0.6441 |
0.6503 |
0.6577 |
0.6604 |
| 90 |
Indonesia |
0.6541 |
0.6550 |
0.6473 |
0.6580 |
0.6615 |
0.6594 |
| 91 |
Azerbaijan |
n/a |
0.6781 |
0.6856 |
0.6626 |
0.6446 |
0.6577 |
| 92 |
Senegal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.6427 |
0.6414 |
0.6573 |
| 93 |
Cyprus |
0.6430 |
0.6522 |
0.6694 |
0.6706 |
0.6642 |
0.6567 |
| 94 |
El Salvador |
0.6837 |
0.6853 |
0.6875 |
0.6939 |
0.6596 |
0.6567 |
| 95 |
Mauritius |
0.6328 |
0.6487 |
0.6466 |
0.6513 |
0.6520 |
0.6529 |
| 96 |
Tajikistan |
n/a |
0.6578 |
0.6541 |
0.6661 |
0.6598 |
0.6526 |
| 97 |
Malaysia |
0.6509 |
0.6444 |
0.6442 |
0.6467 |
0.6479 |
0.6525 |
| 98 |
Japan |
0.6447 |
0.6455 |
0.6434 |
0.6447 |
0.6524 |
0.6514 |
| 99 |
Kenya |
0.6486 |
0.6508 |
0.6547 |
0.6512 |
0.6499 |
0.6493 |
| 100 |
Belize |
n/a |
0.6426 |
0.6610 |
0.6636 |
0.6536 |
0.6489 |
| 101 |
Maldives |
n/a |
0.6350 |
0.6501 |
0.6482 |
0.6452 |
0.6480 |
| 102 |
Cambodia |
0.6291 |
0.6353 |
0.6469 |
0.6410 |
0.6482 |
0.6464 |
| 103 |
United Arab Emirates |
0.5919 |
0.6184 |
0.6220 |
0.6198 |
0.6397 |
0.6454 |
| 104 |
Suriname |
n/a |
0.6794 |
0.6674 |
0.6726 |
0.6407 |
0.6395 |
| 105 |
Kuwait |
0.6341 |
0.6409 |
0.6358 |
0.6356 |
0.6318 |
0.6322 |
| 106 |
Zambia |
0.6360 |
0.6288 |
0.6205 |
0.6310 |
0.6293 |
0.6300 |
| 107 |
South Korea |
0.6157 |
0.6409 |
0.6154 |
0.6146 |
0.6342 |
0.6281 |
| 108 |
Tunisia |
0.6288 |
0.6283 |
0.6295 |
0.6233 |
0.6266 |
0.6255 |
| 109 |
Fiji |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.6414 |
0.6256 |
0.6255 |
| 110 |
Bahrain |
0.5894 |
0.5931 |
0.5927 |
0.6136 |
0.6217 |
0.6232 |
| 111 |
Qatar |
n/a |
0.6041 |
0.5948 |
0.5907 |
0.6059 |
0.6230 |
| 112 |
Guatemala |
0.6067 |
0.6144 |
0.6072 |
0.6209 |
0.6238 |
0.6229 |
| 113 |
India |
0.6011 |
0.5936 |
0.6060 |
0.6151 |
0.6155 |
0.6190 |
| 114 |
Mauritania |
0.5835 |
0.6022 |
0.6117 |
0.6103 |
0.6152 |
0.6164 |
| 115 |
Burkina Faso |
0.5854 |
0.5912 |
0.6029 |
0.6081 |
0.6162 |
0.6153 |
| 116 |
Ethiopia |
0.5946 |
0.5991 |
0.5867 |
0.5948 |
0.6019 |
0.6136 |
| 117 |
Jordan |
0.6109 |
0.6203 |
0.6275 |
0.6182 |
0.6048 |
0.6117 |
| 118 |
Lebanon |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.6084 |
0.6083 |
| 119 |
Cameroon |
0.5865 |
0.5919 |
0.6017 |
0.6108 |
0.6110 |
0.6073 |
| 120 |
Nigeria |
0.6104 |
0.6122 |
0.6339 |
0.6280 |
0.6055 |
0.6011 |
| 121 |
Algeria |
0.6018 |
0.6068 |
0.6111 |
0.6119 |
0.6052 |
0.5991 |
| 122 |
Turkey |
0.5850 |
0.5768 |
0.5853 |
0.5828 |
0.5876 |
0.5954 |
| 123 |
Egypt |
0.5786 |
0.5809 |
0.5832 |
0.5862 |
0.5899 |
0.5933 |
| 124 |
Syria |
n/a |
0.6216 |
0.6181 |
0.6072 |
0.5926 |
0.5896 |
| 125 |
Iran |
0.5803 |
0.5903 |
0.6021 |
0.5839 |
0.5933 |
0.5894 |
| 126 |
Nepal |
0.5478 |
0.5575 |
0.5942 |
0.6213 |
0.6084 |
0.5888 |
| 127 |
Oman |
n/a |
0.5903 |
0.5960 |
0.5938 |
0.5950 |
0.5873 |
| 128 |
Benin |
0.5780 |
0.5656 |
0.5582 |
0.5643 |
0.5719 |
0.5832 |
| 129 |
Morocco |
0.5827 |
0.5676 |
0.5757 |
0.5926 |
0.5767 |
0.5804 |
| 130 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.5691 |
0.5773 |
| 131 |
Saudi Arabia |
0.5242 |
0.5647 |
0.5537 |
0.5651 |
0.5713 |
0.5753 |
| 132 |
Mali |
0.5996 |
0.6019 |
0.6117 |
0.5860 |
0.5680 |
0.5752 |
| 133 |
Pakistan |
0.5434 |
0.5509 |
0.5549 |
0.5458 |
0.5465 |
0.5583 |
| 134 |
Chad |
0.5247 |
0.5381 |
0.5290 |
0.5417 |
0.5330 |
0.5334 |
| 135 |
Yemen |
0.4595 |
0.4510 |
0.4664 |
0.4609 |
0.4603 |
0.4873 |
[edit] Top countries per continent
[edit] Africa
[edit] North America
|
5 highest GGIs
|
5 lowest GGIs
|
[edit] South America
|
5 highest GGIs
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5 lowest GGIs
|
[edit] Europe
[edit] North Africa and the Middle East
[edit] Oceania
5 highest GGIs
| Rank |
Country |
GGI |
| 2009 data |
Change compared to 2008 data |
| 1 |
New Zealand |
0.7880 |
+0.0021 |
| 2 |
Australia |
0.7282 |
+0.0041 |
| 3 |
Fiji |
0.6414 |
NA |
| 4 |
NA |
| 5 |
NA |
[edit] References
- ^ Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard University, Laura D. Tyson, University of California, Berkeley, Saadia Zahidi, World Economic Forum, Editors (2009). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2009". World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. p. 4. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-02. "(...) the Index rewards countries that reach the point where outcomes for women equal those for men, but it neither rewards nor penalizes cases in which women are outperforming men in particular variables"
- ^ 2008 Report, p. 24
- ^ 2008 Report, p. 24
- ^ 2008 Report, p. 5
[edit] External links
- Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, Editors (2010). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2010". World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, Editors (2009). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2009". World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, Editors (2008). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2008". World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2008.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, Editors (2007). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2007". World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2007.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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