Global Gender Gap Report
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The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The 2017 report covers 144 major and emerging economies. The Global Gender Gap Index is an index designed to measure gender equality.[1]
Methodology
The report's Gender Gap Index ranks countries according to calculated gender gap between women and men in four key areas: health, education, economy and politics to gauge the state of gender equality in a country. The report measures women's disadvantage compared to men, and is not strictly a measure of equality. Gender imbalances to the advantage of women do not affect the score.[2] So, for example, the indicator "number of years of a female head of state (last 50 years) over male value" would score 1 if the number of years was 25, but would still score 1 if the number of years was 50. Due to this methodology, gender gaps that favor women over men are reported as equality and would not cause deficits of equality in other areas to become less visible in the score, excepted for life expectancy.
The three highest ranking countries have closed over 84% of their gender gaps, while the lowest ranking country has closed only a little over 50% 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 says.[3] "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 overall areas of inequality between men and women in 130 economies around the globe, over 93% of the world's population:
- Economic participation and opportunity – outcomes on salaries, participation levels and access to high-skilled employment
- Educational attainment – outcomes on access to basic and higher level education
- Political empowerment – outcomes on representation in decision-making structures
- Health and survival – outcomes on life expectancy and sex ratio. In this case parity is not assumed, there are assumed to be fewer female births than male (944 female for every 1,000 males), and men are assumed to die younger. Provided that women live at least six percent longer than men, parity is assumed. But if it is less than six percent it counts as a gender gap.[4]
Thirteen out of the fourteen 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.[5]
WEF Global Gender Gap Index rankings
The highest possible score is 1 (equality or better for women, except for lifespan (106% or better for women) and gender parity at birth (94.4% or better for women[6])) and the lowest possible score is 0. Data for some countries are unavailable.[7][8][9]
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Europe | 0.6607 | 0.6685 | 0.6591 | 0.6601 | 0.6726 | 0.6748 | 0.6655 | 0.6412 | 0.6869 | 0.701 | 0.704 | 0.728 |
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Africa | 0.6018 | 0.6068 | 0.6111 | 0.6119 | 0.6052 | 0.5991 | 0.6112 | 0.5966 | 0.6182 | 0.632 | 0.642 | 0.629 |
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Africa | 0.6039 | 0.6034 | 0.6032 | 0.6353 | 0.6712 | 0.6624 | N/A | 0.6659 | 0.6311 | 0.637 | 0.643 | 0.640 |
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South America | 0.6829 | 0.6982 | 0.7209 | 0.7211 | 0.7187 | 0.7236 | 0.7212 | 0.7195 | 0.7317 | 0.734 | 0.735 | 0.732 |
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Europe and Central Asia | N/A | 0.6651 | 0.6677 | 0.6619 | 0.6669 | 0.6654 | 0.6636 | 0.6634 | 0.6622 | 0.668 | 0.669 | 0.677 |
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Oceania | 0.7163 | 0.7204 | 0.7241 | 0.7282 | 0.7271 | 0.7291 | 0.7294 | 0.7390 | 0.7409 | 0.733 | 0.721 | 0.731 |
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Europe | 0.6986 | 0.7060 | 0.7153 | 0.7031 | 0.7091 | 0.7165 | 0.7391 | 0.7437 | 0.7266 | 0.733 | 0.716 | 0.709 |
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Europe and Central Asia | N/A | 0.6781 | 0.6856 | 0.6626 | 0.6446 | 0.6577 | 0.6546 | 0.6582 | 0.6753 | 0.675 | 0.684 | 0.676 |
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North America | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7179 | 0.7128 | 0.7340 | 0.7156 | 0.7128 | 0.7269 | 0.728 | 0.729 | 0.743 |
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Middle East | 0.5894 | 0.5931 | 0.5927 | 0.6136 | 0.6217 | 0.6232 | 0.6298 | 0.6334 | 0.6261 | 0.644 | 0.615 | 0.632 |
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South Asia | 0.6270 | 0.6314 | 0.6531 | 0.6526 | 0.6702 | 0.6812 | 0.6684 | 0.6848 | 0.6973 | 0.704 | 0.698 | 0.719 |
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North America | N/A | N/A | 0.7188 | 0.7236 | 0.7176 | 0.7170 | 0.7232 | 0.7301 | 0.7289 | 0.744 | 0.739 | 0.750 |
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Europe | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.734 | 0.737 | 0.744 |
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Europe | 0.7078 | 0.7198 | 0.7163 | 0.7165 | 0.7509 | 0.7531 | 0.7652 | 0.7684 | 0.7809 | 0.753 | 0.745 | 0.739 |
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North America | N/A | 0.6426 | 0.6610 | 0.6636 | 0.6536 | 0.6489 | 0.6465 | 0.6449 | 0.6701 | 0.668 | 0.676 | 0.692 |
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Africa | 0.5780 | 0.5656 | 0.5582 | 0.5643 | 0.5719 | 0.5832 | 0.6258 | 0.5885 | N/A | 0.625 | 0.636 | 0.652 |
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South Asia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6651 | 0.6364 | 0.646 | 0.642 | 0.638 |
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South America | 0.6335 | 0.6574 | 0.6667 | 0.6693 | 0.6751 | 0.6862 | 0.7222 | 0.7340 | 0.7049 | 0.749 | 0.746 | 0.758 |
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Africa | 0.6897 | 0.6797 | 0.6839 | 0.7071 | 0.6876 | 0.6832 | 0.6744 | 0.6752 | 0.7129 | 0.710 | 0.715 | 0.720 |
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South America | 0.6543 | 0.6637 | 0.6737 | 0.6695 | 0.6655 | 0.6679 | 0.6909 | 0.6949 | 0.6941 | 0.686 | 0.687 | 0.684 |
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Southeast Asia | N/A | N/A | 0.6392 | 0.6524 | 0.6748 | 0.6787 | 0.6750 | 0.6730 | 0.6719 | 0.684 | 0.669 | 0.671 |
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Europe | 0.6870 | 0.7085 | 0.7077 | 0.7072 | 0.6983 | 0.6987 | 0.7021 | 0.7097 | 0.7444 | 0.722 | 0.726 | 0.756 |
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Africa | 0.5854 | 0.5912 | 0.6029 | 0.6081 | 0.6162 | 0.6153 | 0.6455 | 0.6513 | 0.6500 | 0.651 | 0.64 | 0.646 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7270 | 0.7338 | 0.7397 | 0.7565 | 0.748 | 0.768 | 0.755 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.6291 | 0.6353 | 0.6469 | 0.6410 | 0.6482 | 0.6464 | 0.6457 | 0.6509 | 0.6520 | 0.662 | 0.658 | 0.676 |
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Africa | 0.5865 | 0.5919 | 0.6017 | 0.6108 | 0.6110 | 0.6073 | 0.6291 | 0.6560 | N/A | 0.682 | 0.684 | 0.689 |
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North America | 0.7165 | 0.7198 | 0.7136 | 0.7196 | 0.7372 | 0.7407 | 0.7381 | 0.7425 | 0.7464 | 0.740 | 0.731 | 0.769 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7180 | 0.7122 | 0.7133 | 0.717 | 0.729 | 0.686 |
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Africa | 0.5247 | 0.5381 | 0.5290 | 0.5417 | 0.5330 | 0.5334 | 0.5594 | 0.5588 | 0.5764 | 0.580 | 0.587 | 0.575 |
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South America | 0.6455 | 0.6482 | 0.6818 | 0.6884 | 0.7013 | 0.7030 | 0.6676 | 0.6670 | 0.6975 | 0.698 | 0.699 | 0.704 |
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East Asia | 0.6561 | 0.6643 | 0.6878 | 0.6907 | 0.6881 | 0.6866 | 0.6853 | 0.6908 | 0.6830 | 0.682 | 0.676 | 0.674 |
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South America | 0.7049 | 0.7090 | 0.6944 | 0.6939 | 0.6927 | 0.6714 | 0.6901 | 0.7171 | 0.7122 | 0.725 | 0.727 | 0.731 |
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North America | 0.6936 | 0.7014 | 0.7111 | 0.7180 | 0.7194 | 0.7266 | 0.7225 | 0.7241 | 0.7165 | 0.732 | 0.736 | 0.727 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.5691 | 0.5773 | 0.5785 | 0.5814 | 0.5874 | 0.606 | 0.597 | 0.611 |
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Europe | 0.7145 | 0.7210 | 0.6967 | 0.6944 | 0.6939 | 0.7006 | 0.7053 | 0.7069 | 0.7075 | 0.708 | 0.7 | 0.711 |
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North America | N/A | 0.7169 | 0.7195 | 0.7176 | 0.7253 | 0.7394 | 0.7417 | 0.7540 | 0.7317 | 0.740 | 0.74 | 0.745 |
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Europe and Middle East | 0.6430 | 0.6522 | 0.6694 | 0.6706 | 0.6642 | 0.6567 | 0.6732 | 0.6801 | 0.6741 | 0.671 | 0.684 | 0.684 |
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Europe | 0.6712 | 0.6718 | 0.6770 | 0.6789 | 0.6850 | 0.6789 | 0.6767 | 0.6770 | 0.6737 | 0.687 | 0.69 | 0.688 |
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Europe | 0.7462 | 0.7519 | 0.7538 | 0.7628 | 0.7719 | 0.7778 | 0.7777 | 0.7779 | 0.8025 | 0.767 | 0.754 | 0.776 |
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North America | 0.6639 | 0.6705 | 0.6744 | 0.6859 | 0.6774 | 0.6682 | 0.6659 | 0.6867 | 0.6906 | 0.686 | 0.676 | 0.697 |
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South America | 0.6433 | 0.6881 | 0.7091 | 0.7220 | 0.7072 | 0.7035 | 0.7206 | 0.7389 | 0.7455 | 0.738 | 0.726 | 0.724 |
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Middle East and Africa | 0.5786 | 0.5809 | 0.5832 | 0.5862 | 0.5899 | 0.5933 | 0.5975 | 0.5935 | 0.6064 | 0.599 | 0.614 | 0.608 |
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North America | 0.6837 | 0.6853 | 0.6875 | 0.6939 | 0.6596 | 0.6567 | 0.6630 | 0.6609 | 0.6863 | 0.706 | 0.702 | 0.705 |
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Europe | 0.6944 | 0.7008 | 0.7076 | 0.7094 | 0.7018 | 0.6983 | 0.6977 | 0.6997 | 0.7017 | 0.749 | 0.747 | 0.731 |
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Africa | 0.5946 | 0.5991 | 0.5867 | 0.5948 | 0.6019 | 0.6136 | 0.6200 | 0.6198 | 0.6144 | 0.640 | 0.662 | 0.656 |
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Oceania | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6414 | 0.6256 | 0.6255 | 0.6285 | 0.6286 | 0.6286 | 0.645 | N/A | N/A |
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Europe | 0.7958 | 0.8044 | 0.8195 | 0.8252 | 0.8260 | 0.8383 | 0.8451 | 0.8421 | 0.8453 | 0.850 | 0.845 | 0.823 |
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Europe | 0.6520 | 0.6824 | 0.7341 | 0.7331 | 0.7025 | 0.7018 | 0.6984 | 0.7089 | 0.7588 | 0.761 | 0.755 | 0.778 |
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Africa | 0.6448 | 0.6421 | 0.6622 | 0.6752 | 0.6762 | 0.6763 | 0.6630 | N/A | N/A | 0.674 | 0.667 | 0.649 |
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Europe and Central Asia | 0.6700 | 0.6665 | 0.6654 | 0.6680 | 0.6598 | 0.6624 | 0.6691 | 0.6750 | 0.6855 | 0.687 | 0.681 | 0.679 |
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Europe | 0.7524 | 0.7618 | 0.7394 | 0.7449 | 0.7530 | 0.7590 | 0.7629 | 0.7583 | 0.7780 | 0.779 | 0.766 | 0.778 |
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Africa | 0.6653 | 0.6725 | 0.6679 | 0.6704 | 0.6782 | 0.6811 | 0.6778 | 0.6811 | 0.6661 | 0.704 | 0.705 | 0.695 |
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Europe | 0.6540 | 0.6648 | 0.6727 | 0.6662 | 0.6908 | 0.6916 | 0.6716 | 0.6782 | 0.6784 | 0.685 | 0.68 | 0.692 |
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North America | 0.6067 | 0.6144 | 0.6072 | 0.6209 | 0.6238 | 0.6229 | 0.6260 | 0.6304 | 0.6821 | 0.667 | 0.666 | 0.667 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.618 | 0.64 | 0.659 |
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South America | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7108 | 0.7090 | 0.7084 | 0.7119 | 0.7085 | 0.7010 | 0.702 | N/A | N/A |
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North America | 0.6483 | 0.6661 | 0.6960 | 0.6893 | 0.6927 | 0.6945 | 0.6763 | 0.6773 | 0.6935 | 0.688 | 0.69 | 0.711 |
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Europe | 0.6698 | 0.6731 | 0.6867 | 0.6879 | 0.6720 | 0.6642 | 0.6718 | 0.6742 | 0.6759 | 0.672 | 0.669 | 0.670 |
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Europe | 0.7813 | 0.7836 | 0.7999 | 0.8276 | 0.8496 | 0.8530 | 0.8640 | 0.8731 | 0.8594 | 0.881 | 0.874 | 0.878 |
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South Asia | 0.6011 | 0.5936 | 0.6060 | 0.6151 | 0.6155 | 0.6190 | 0.6442 | 0.6551 | 0.6455 | 0.664 | 0.683 | 0.669 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.6541 | 0.6550 | 0.6473 | 0.6580 | 0.6615 | 0.6594 | 0.6591 | 0.6613 | 0.6725 | 0.681 | 0.682 | 0.691 |
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Middle East | 0.5803 | 0.5903 | 0.6021 | 0.5839 | 0.5933 | 0.5894 | 0.5927 | 0.5842 | 0.5811 | 0.580 | 0.587 | 0.583 |
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Europe | 0.7335 | 0.7457 | 0.7518 | 0.7597 | 0.7773 | 0.7830 | 0.7839 | 0.7823 | 0.7850 | 0.807 | 0.797 | 0.794 |
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Middle East | 0.6889 | 0.6965 | 0.6900 | 0.7019 | 0.6957 | 0.6926 | 0.6989 | 0.7032 | 0.7005 | 0.712 | 0.719 | 0.721 |
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Europe | 0.6456 | 0.6498 | 0.6788 | 0.6798 | 0.6765 | 0.6796 | 0.6729 | 0.6885 | 0.6973 | 0.726 | 0.719 | 0.692 |
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North America | 0.7014 | 0.6925 | 0.6980 | 0.7013 | 0.7037 | 0.7028 | 0.7035 | 0.7085 | 0.7128 | 0.703 | 0.724 | 0.717 |
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East Asia | 0.6447 | 0.6455 | 0.6434 | 0.6447 | 0.6524 | 0.6514 | 0.6530 | 0.6498 | 0.6584 | 0.670 | 0.66 | 0.657 |
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Middle East | 0.6109 | 0.6203 | 0.6275 | 0.6182 | 0.6048 | 0.6117 | 0.6103 | 0.6093 | 0.5968 | 0.593 | 0.603 | 0.604 |
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Central Asia | 0.6928 | 0.6983 | 0.6976 | 0.7013 | 0.7055 | 0.7010 | 0.7213 | 0.7218 | 0.7210 | 0.719 | 0.718 | 0.713 |
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Africa | 0.6486 | 0.6508 | 0.6547 | 0.6512 | 0.6499 | 0.6493 | 0.6768 | 0.6803 | 0.7258 | 0.719 | 0.702 | 0.694 |
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East Asia | 0.6157 | 0.6409 | 0.6154 | 0.6146 | 0.6342 | 0.6281 | 0.6356 | 0.6351 | 0.6403 | 0.651 | 0.649 | 0.650 |
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Middle East | 0.6341 | 0.6409 | 0.6358 | 0.6356 | 0.6318 | 0.6322 | 0.6320 | 0.6292 | 0.6457 | 0.646 | 0.624 | 0.679 |
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Central Asia | 0.6742 | 0.6653 | 0.7045 | 0.7058 | 0.6973 | 0.7036 | 0.7013 | 0.6948 | 0.6974 | 0.693 | 0.687 | 0.691 |
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Southeast Asia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6993 | 0.7044 | 0.713 | N/A | 0.703 |
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Europe | 0.7091 | 0.7333 | 0.7397 | 0.7416 | 0.7429 | 0.7399 | 0.7572 | 0.7610 | 0.7691 | 0.752 | 0.755 | 0.756 |
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Middle East | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6084 | 0.6083 | 0.6030 | 0.6028 | 0.5923 | 0.598 | 0.598 | 0.596 |
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Africa | 0.6807 | 0.7078 | 0.7320 | 0.7495 | 0.7678 | 0.7666 | 0.7608 | 0.7530 | 0.7255 | 0.706 | 0.706 | 0.695 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.669 |
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Europe | 0.7077 | 0.7234 | 0.7222 | 0.7175 | 0.7132 | 0.7131 | 0.7191 | 0.7308 | 0.7208 | 0.740 | 0.744 | 0.742 |
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Europe | 0.6671 | 0.6786 | 0.6802 | 0.6889 | 0.7231 | 0.7216 | 0.7439 | 0.7410 | 0.7333 | 0.738 | 0.734 | 0.706 |
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Europe | 0.6983 | 0.6967 | 0.6914 | 0.6950 | 0.6996 | 0.6966 | 0.6968 | 0.7013 | 0.6943 | 0.701 | 0.696 | 0.702 |
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Africa | 0.6385 | 0.6461 | 0.6736 | 0.6732 | 0.6713 | 0.6797 | 0.6982 | 0.7016 | 0.7214 | 0.698 | 0.704 | 0.692 |
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Africa | 0.6437 | 0.6480 | 0.6664 | 0.6738 | 0.6824 | 0.6850 | 0.7166 | 0.7139 | 0.7281 | 0.701 | 0.7 | 0.672 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.6509 | 0.6444 | 0.6442 | 0.6467 | 0.6479 | 0.6525 | 0.6539 | 0.6518 | 0.6520 | 0.655 | 0.666 | 0.670 |
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South Asia | N/A | 0.6350 | 0.6501 | 0.6482 | 0.6452 | 0.6480 | 0.6616 | 0.6604 | 0.6557 | 0.652 | .65 | 0.669 |
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Africa | 0.5996 | 0.6019 | 0.6117 | 0.5860 | 0.5680 | 0.5752 | 0.5842 | 0.5872 | 0.5779 | 0.599 | 0.591 | 0.583 |
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Europe | 0.6518 | 0.6615 | 0.6634 | 0.6635 | 0.6695 | 0.6658 | 0.6666 | 0.6761 | 0.6707 | 0.668 | 0.664 | 0.682 |
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Africa | 0.5835 | 0.6022 | 0.6117 | 0.6103 | 0.6152 | 0.6164 | 0.6129 | 0.5810 | 0.6029 | 0.613 | 0.624 | 0.614 |
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Africa | 0.6328 | 0.6487 | 0.6466 | 0.6513 | 0.6520 | 0.6529 | 0.6547 | 0.6599 | 0.6541 | 0.646 | 0.652 | 0.664 |
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North America | 0.6462 | 0.6441 | 0.6441 | 0.6503 | 0.6577 | 0.6604 | 0.6712 | 0.6917 | 0.6900 | 0.699 | 0.7 | 0.692 |
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Europe | 0.7128 | 0.7172 | 0.7244 | 0.7104 | 0.7160 | 0.7083 | 0.7101 | 0.7037 | 0.7405 | 0.742 | 0.741 | 0.740 |
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East Asia | 0.6821 | 0.6731 | 0.7049 | 0.7221 | 0.7194 | 0.7140 | 0.7111 | 0.7204 | 0.7212 | 0.709 | 0.705 | 0.713 |
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Europe | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.689 | 0.681 | 0.693 |
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Africa | 0.5827 | 0.5676 | 0.5757 | 0.5926 | 0.5767 | 0.5804 | 0.5833 | 0.5845 | 0.5988 | 0.593 | 0.597 | 0.598 |
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Africa | N/A | 0.6883 | 0.7266 | 0.7195 | 0.7329 | 0.7251 | 0.7350 | 0.7349 | 0.7370 | 0.741 | 0.75 | 0.741 |
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Southeast Asia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.691 |
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Africa | 0.6864 | 0.7012 | 0.7141 | 0.7167 | 0.7238 | 0.7177 | 0.7121 | 0.7094 | 0.7219 | 0.760 | 0.765 | 0.777 |
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South Asia | 0.5478 | 0.5575 | 0.5942 | 0.6213 | 0.6084 | 0.5888 | 0.6026 | 0.6053 | 0.6458 | 0.658 | 0.661 | 0.664 |
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Europe | 0.7250 | 0.7383 | 0.7399 | 0.7490 | 0.7444 | 0.7470 | 0.7659 | 0.7608 | 0.7730 | 0.776 | 0.756 | 0.737 |
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Oceania | 0.7509 | 0.7649 | 0.7859 | 0.7880 | 0.7808 | 0.7810 | 0.7805 | 0.7799 | 0.7772 | 0.782 | 0.781 | 0.791 |
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North America | 0.6566 | 0.6458 | 0.6747 | 0.7002 | 0.7176 | 0.7245 | 0.7697 | 0.7715 | 0.7894 | 0.776 | 0.78 | 0.814 |
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Africa | 0.6104 | 0.6122 | 0.6339 | 0.6280 | 0.6055 | 0.6011 | 0.6315 | 0.6469 | 0.6391 | 0.638 | 0.643 | 0.641 |
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Europe | 0.7994 | 0.8059 | 0.8239 | 0.8227 | 0.8404 | 0.8404 | 0.8403 | 0.8417 | 0.8374 | 0.850 | 0.842 | 0.830 |
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Middle East | N/A | 0.5903 | 0.5960 | 0.5938 | 0.5950 | 0.5873 | 0.5986 | 0.6053 | 0.6091 | 0.604 | 0.612 | N/A |
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South Asia | 0.5434 | 0.5509 | 0.5549 | 0.5458 | 0.5465 | 0.5583 | 0.5478 | 0.5459 | 0.5522 | 0.559 | 0.556 | 0.546 |
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North America | 0.6935 | 0.6954 | 0.7095 | 0.7024 | 0.7072 | 0.7042 | 0.7122 | 0.7164 | 0.7195 | 0.772 | 0.721 | 0.722 |
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South America | 0.6556 | 0.6659 | 0.6379 | 0.6868 | 0.6804 | 0.6818 | 0.6714 | 0.6724 | 0.6890 | 0.666 | 0.676 | 0.678 |
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South America | 0.6619 | 0.6624 | 0.6959 | 0.7024 | 0.6895 | 0.6796 | 0.6742 | 0.6787 | 0.7198 | 0.683 | 0.687 | 0.719 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.7516 | 0.7629 | 0.7568 | 0.7579 | 0.7654 | 0.7685 | 0.7757 | 0.7832 | 0.7814 | 0.790 | 0.786 | 0.790 |
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Europe | 0.6802 | 0.6756 | 0.6951 | 0.6998 | 0.7037 | 0.7038 | 0.7015 | 0.7031 | 0.7051 | 0.715 | 0.727 | 0.728 |
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Europe | 0.6922 | 0.6959 | 0.7051 | 0.7013 | 0.7171 | 0.7144 | 0.7071 | 0.7056 | 0.7243 | 0.731 | 0.737 | 0.734 |
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Middle East | N/A | 0.6041 | 0.5948 | 0.5907 | 0.6059 | 0.6230 | 0.6264 | 0.6299 | 0.6403 | 0.645 | 0.643 | 0.626 |
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Europe | 0.6797 | 0.6859 | 0.6763 | 0.6805 | 0.6826 | 0.6812 | 0.6859 | 0.6908 | 0.6936 | 0.693 | 0.69 | 0.708 |
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Europe and Northern Asia | 0.6770 | 0.6866 | 0.6994 | 0.6987 | 0.7036 | 0.7037 | 0.6980 | 0.6983 | 0.6927 | 0.694 | 0.691 | 0.696 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.794 | 0.8 | 0.822 |
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Middle East | 0.5242 | 0.5647 | 0.5537 | 0.5651 | 0.5713 | 0.5753 | 0.5731 | 0.5879 | 0.6059 | 0.605 | 0.583 | 0.584 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6427 | 0.6414 | 0.6573 | 0.6657 | 0.6923 | 0.6912 | 0.698 | 0.685 | 0.684 |
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Europe | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7037 | 0.7116 | 0.7086 | 0.720 | 0.72 | 0.727 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.6550 | 0.6609 | 0.6625 | 0.6664 | 0.6914 | 0.6914 | 0.6989 | 0.7000 | 0.7046 | 0.711 | 0.712 | 0.702 |
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Europe | 0.6757 | 0.6797 | 0.6824 | 0.6845 | 0.6778 | 0.6797 | 0.6824 | 0.6857 | 0.6806 | 0.675 | 0.679 | 0.694 |
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Europe | 0.6745 | 0.6842 | 0.6937 | 0.6982 | 0.7047 | 0.7041 | 0.7132 | 0.7155 | 0.7443 | 0.784 | 0.786 | 0.805 |
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Africa | 0.7125 | 0.7194 | 0.7232 | 0.7709 | 0.7535 | 0.7478 | 0.7496 | 0.7510 | 0.7527 | 0.759 | 0.764 | 0.756 |
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Europe | 0.7319 | 0.7444 | 0.7281 | 0.7345 | 0.7554 | 0.7580 | 0.7266 | 0.7266 | 0.7325 | 0.742 | 0.738 | 0.746 |
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South Asia | 0.7199 | 0.7230 | 0.7371 | 0.7402 | 0.7458 | 0.7212 | 0.7122 | 0.7019 | 0.6903 | 0.686 | 0.673 | 0.669 |
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South America | N/A | 0.6794 | 0.6674 | 0.6726 | 0.6407 | 0.6395 | 0.6409 | 0.6369 | 0.6504 | 0.670 | 0.679 | 0.689 |
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Africa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.670 | 0.665 | 0.670 |
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Europe | 0.8133 | 0.8146 | 0.8139 | 0.8139 | 0.8024 | 0.8044 | 0.8159 | 0.8129 | 0.8165 | 0.823 | 0.815 | 0.816 |
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Europe | 0.6997 | 0.6924 | 0.7360 | 0.7426 | 0.7562 | 0.7627 | 0.7672 | 0.7736 | 0.7798 | 0.785 | 0.776 | 0.755 |
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Middle East | N/A | 0.6216 | 0.6181 | 0.6072 | 0.5926 | 0.5896 | 0.5626 | 0.5661 | 0.5775 | 0.568 | 0.567 | 0.568 |
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Central Asia | N/A | 0.6578 | 0.6541 | 0.6661 | 0.6598 | 0.6526 | 0.6608 | 0.6682 | 0.6654 | 0.675 | 0.679 | 0.678 |
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Africa | 0.7038 | 0.6969 | 0.7068 | 0.6797 | 0.6829 | 0.6904 | 0.7091 | 0.6928 | 0.7182 | 0.718 | 0.716 | 0.700 |
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Southeast Asia | 0.6831 | 0.6815 | 0.6917 | 0.6907 | 0.6910 | 0.6892 | 0.6893 | 0.6928 | 0.7027 | 0.706 | 0.699 | 0.694 |
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Southeast Asia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6855 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.637 | 0.628 |
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North America | 0.6797 | 0.6859 | 0.7245 | 0.7298 | 0.7353 | 0.7372 | 0.7116 | 0.7166 | 0.7154 | 0.720 | 0.723 | N/A |
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Africa | 0.6288 | 0.6283 | 0.6295 | 0.6233 | 0.6266 | 0.6255 | N/A | N/A | 0.6272 | 0.634 | 0.636 | 0.651 |
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Middle East and Europe | 0.5850 | 0.5768 | 0.5853 | 0.5828 | 0.5876 | 0.5954 | 0.6015 | 0.6081 | 0.6183 | 0.624 | 0.623 | 0.625 |
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Africa | 0.6797 | 0.6833 | 0.6981 | 0.7067 | 0.7169 | 0.7220 | 0.7228 | 0.7086 | 0.6821 | 0.708 | 0.704 | 0.721 |
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Europe | 0.6797 | 0.6790 | 0.6856 | 0.6896 | 0.6869 | 0.6861 | 0.6894 | 0.6935 | 0.7056 | 0.702 | 0.7 | 0.705 |
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Middle East | 0.5919 | 0.6184 | 0.6220 | 0.6198 | 0.6397 | 0.6454 | 0.6392 | 0.6372 | 0.6436 | 0.646 | 0.639 | 0.649 |
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Europe | 0.7365 | 0.7441 | 0.7366 | 0.7402 | 0.7460 | 0.7462 | 0.7433 | 0.7440 | 0.7383 | 0.758 | 0.752 | 0.770 |
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North America | 0.7042 | 0.7002 | 0.7179 | 0.7173 | 0.7411 | 0.7412 | 0.7373 | 0.7392 | 0.7463 | 0.740 | 0.722 | 0.718 |
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South America | 0.6549 | 0.6608 | 0.6907 | 0.6936 | 0.6897 | 0.6907 | 0.6745 | 0.6803 | 0.6871 | 0.679 | 0.681 | 0.710 |
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South America | 0.6664 | 0.6797 | 0.6875 | 0.6839 | 0.6863 | 0.6861 | 0.7060 | 0.7060 | 0.6851 | 0.691 | 0.694 | 0.706 |
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Southeast Asia | N/A | 0.6889 | 0.6778 | 0.6802 | 0.6776 | 0.6732 | 0.6867 | 0.6863 | 0.6915 | 0.687 | 0.7 | 0.698 |
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Middle East | 0.4595 | 0.4510 | 0.4664 | 0.4609 | 0.4603 | 0.4873 | 0.5054 | 0.5128 | 0.5145 | 0.484 | 0.516 | 0.516 |
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Africa | 0.6360 | 0.6288 | 0.6205 | 0.6310 | 0.6293 | 0.6300 | 0.6279 | 0.6312 | 0.6364 | 0.650 | N/A | N/A |
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Africa | 0.6461 | 0.6464 | 0.6485 | 0.6518 | 0.6574 | 0.6607 | N/A | N/A | 0.7013 | 0.709 | 0.71 | 0.717 |
Controversies
There are controversies around credibility of the index,[12][13] stemmed mostly from misunderstandings. On 2014, for example, one of the most famous television news programs[which?] in South Korea described the reason why South Korea had such a low rank.[14] According to the news, some of the raw data used to calculate the index do not reflect the country's unique situation accurately, and that partially accounts for their rank. This conclusion is, while not entirely wrong, somewhat misleading. Since the final index is calculated by weighted averages of fourteen ratios, tweaking one or two ratios to be a little bit higher does not affect the result much.[15]
The index is designed to "measure gender-based gaps in access to resources and opportunities in countries rather than the actual levels of the available resources and opportunities in those countries."[10] It is not necessarily true that highly developed countries should have higher scores.
See also
- Gender Empowerment Measure
- Gender Inequality Index
- Gender-Related Development Index
- Social Institutions and Gender Index
- Female labour force in the Muslim world
- Gender pay gap
- Women's rights in 2014
- Gender Gap in Stem Careers Infographic
Notes
- ^ Years of report publication. Values may reflect data collected the previous year.
References
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2017". Global Gender Gap Report 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard University, Laura D. Tyson, University of California, Berkeley, Saadia Zahidi, World Economic Forum, Editors (2009). "The Global Gender Gap Report 2009" (PDF). World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2013. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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- ^ "The Global Gender Gap Report 2013" (PDF). World Economic Forum. pp. 12–13.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2014 - Reports - World Economic Forum". Global Gender Gap Report 2014.
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- ^ "FactCheck: South Korea ranked 117th. Is that accurate?". YouTube.
- ^ 2016 report, page 5
External links
- "Women Leaders and Gender Parity". World Economic Forum. Geneva, Switzerland. Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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Reports
- Ricardo Hausmann; Laura D. Tyson; Yasmina Bekhouche; Saadia Zahidi (2014). The Global Gender Gap Index 2014 (PDF). World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, Editors (2013). The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 (PDF). World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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