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Gender development index — Kenya

Gender development index in Kenya in 2023 — 0.944 ratio. Ranked 129 in the world out of 184. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 7.9%.

2023 0.944 ratio −0.11% vs 2022
World rank 129of 184
Period maximum 0.952 ratio2021
Period minimum 0.866 ratio2003

Trend over time

1999–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Kenya, 1999–20230.850.8750.90.9250.950.9751999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.875 ratio2000: 0.87 ratio2001: 0.87 ratio2002: 0.867 ratio2003: 0.866 ratio2004: 0.868 ratio2005: 0.885 ratio2006: 0.881 ratio2007: 0.891 ratio2008: 0.899 ratio2009: 0.907 ratio2010: 0.923 ratio2011: 0.927 ratio2012: 0.93 ratio2013: 0.932 ratio2014: 0.935 ratio2015: 0.938 ratio2016: 0.93 ratio2017: 0.94 ratio2018: 0.938 ratio2019: 0.945 ratio2020: 0.948 ratio2021: 0.952 ratio2022: 0.945 ratio2023: 0.944 ratio
Change over the period: +0.069 (+7.89%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 0.944 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Eastern Africa computed 0.915 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.944 −0.001 −0.11%
2022 0.945 −0.007 −0.74%
2021 0.952 +0.004 +0.42%
2020 0.948 +0.003 +0.32%
2019 0.945 +0.007 +0.75%
2018 0.938 −0.002 −0.21%
2017 0.94 +0.01 +1.08%
2016 0.93 −0.008 −0.85%
2015 0.938 +0.003 +0.32%
2014 0.935 +0.003 +0.32%
2013 0.932 +0.002 +0.22%
2012 0.93 +0.003 +0.32%
2011 0.927 +0.004 +0.43%
2010 0.923 +0.016 +1.76%
2009 0.907 +0.008 +0.89%
2008 0.899 +0.008 +0.9%
2007 0.891 +0.01 +1.14%
2006 0.881 −0.004 −0.45%
2005 0.885 +0.017 +1.96%
2004 0.868 +0.002 +0.23%
2003 0.866 −0.001 −0.12%
2002 0.867 −0.003 −0.34%
2001 0.87 +0 +0%
2000 0.87 −0.005 −0.57%
1999 0.875 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 1.004 MU Mauritius 0.971 TZ Tanzania 0.951 ZM Zambia 0.949 KE Kenya 0.944 ZW Zimbabwe 0.944 MG Madagascar 0.934 BI Burundi 0.932 KM Comoros 0.929 MW Malawi 0.925 RW Rwanda 0.922 MZ Mozambique 0.92 UG Uganda 0.908 ET Ethiopia 0.886 DJ Djibouti 0.814 SO Somalia 0.793
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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