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Gender Equality

World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index 2024 (0–1). Measures the gap between men and women across four pillars: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. A high score means women and men participate equally in public life — which correlates with safety for solo female travellers, equal treatment in business, and a healthier professional culture. Iceland leads at 0.935 (96 % parity); Yemen sits last at 0.494. Rwanda scores extraordinarily high (0.966) due to its high share of women in parliament.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Rwanda0.966 0.966 96
2 Iceland0.935 0.935 93
3 Norway0.875 0.875 87
3 Finland0.873 0.873 87
5 New Zealand0.856 0.856 85
6 Sweden0.815 0.815 81
6 Germany0.815 0.815 81
8 Nicaragua0.811 0.811 80
8 Namibia0.807 0.807 80
8 Latvia0.804 0.804 80
8 Burundi0.802 0.802 80
12 Ireland0.8 0.8 79
12 Lithuania0.8 0.8 79
12 Faroe Islands0.8 0.8 79
12 Switzerland0.798 0.798 79
12 Belgium0.796 0.796 79
12 Spain0.793 0.793 79
12 England0.792 0.792 79
12 Wales0.792 0.792 79
12 Northern Ireland0.792 0.792 79
12 Scotland0.792 0.792 79
12 Denmark0.791 0.791 79
12 Philippines0.791 0.791 79
24 Luxembourg0.79 0.79 78
24 Bermuda0.79 0.79 78
24 Gibraltar0.79 0.79 78
24 Turks and Caicos Islands0.79 0.79 78
24 Cayman Islands0.79 0.79 78
24 Anguilla0.79 0.79 78
24 British Virgin Islands0.79 0.79 78
24 Montserrat0.79 0.79 78
24 Chinese Taipei0.79 0.79 78
24 Australia0.789 0.789 78
24 Portugal0.784 0.784 78
35 French Guiana0.78 0.78 77
35 Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.78 0.78 77
35 South Africa0.78 0.78 77
35 Aruba0.78 0.78 77
35 Curacao0.78 0.78 77
35 Monaco0.78 0.78 77
35 Liechtenstein0.78 0.78 77
35 Andorra0.78 0.78 77
35 San Marino0.78 0.78 77
35 Austria0.78 0.78 77
35 Réunion0.78 0.78 77
35 Tahiti0.78 0.78 77
35 Sint Maarten0.78 0.78 77
35 Saint-Martin0.78 0.78 77
35 Wallis and Futuna0.78 0.78 77
35 Mayotte0.78 0.78 77
35 New Caledonia0.78 0.78 77
35 Martinique0.78 0.78 77
35 Guadeloupe0.78 0.78 77
35 Slovenia0.779 0.779 77
35 France0.777 0.777 77
35 Netherlands0.776 0.776 77
35 Barbados0.773 0.773 77
58 Canada0.77 0.77 76
58 Zambia0.77 0.77 76
58 Estonia0.764 0.764 76
58 Lesotho0.761 0.761 76
62 Seychelles0.76 0.76 75
62 Hong Kong0.76 0.76 75
62 Bahamas0.76 0.76 75
62 Tonga0.76 0.76 75
62 United States0.758 0.758 75
62 U.S. Virgin Islands0.758 0.758 75
62 American Samoa0.758 0.758 75
62 Puerto Rico0.758 0.758 75
62 Guam0.758 0.758 75
62 Northern Mariana Islands0.758 0.758 75
62 Croatia0.757 0.757 75
62 Chile0.755 0.755 75
62 Israel0.753 0.753 75
62 Cook Islands0.75 0.75 75
62 Niue0.75 0.75 75
77 Belarus0.746 0.746 74
77 Cuba0.746 0.746 74
77 Moldova0.746 0.746 74
77 Albania0.746 0.746 74
77 Argentina0.744 0.744 74
77 Botswana0.742 0.742 74
77 Uruguay0.742 0.742 74
77 Malawi0.742 0.742 74
77 Serbia0.742 0.742 74
77 Slovakia0.741 0.741 74
77 Ecuador0.741 0.741 74
77 Kosovo0.74 0.74 74
89 Costa Rica0.739 0.739 73
89 Cape Verde0.738 0.738 73
89 Romania0.735 0.735 73
89 Greece0.734 0.734 73
89 Mozambique0.731 0.731 73
89 Mongolia0.731 0.731 73
89 Cyprus0.73 0.73 73
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73 0.73 73
89 Fiji0.73 0.73 73
98 Singapore0.729 0.729 72
98 Bulgaria0.729 0.729 72
98 Montenegro0.729 0.729 72
98 Brazil0.728 0.728 72
98 Trinidad and Tobago0.728 0.728 72
98 Ukraine0.726 0.726 72
98 Venezuela0.725 0.725 72
98 Antigua and Barbuda0.724 0.724 72
98 Myanmar0.724 0.724 72
98 Bolivia0.722 0.722 72
98 Cambodia0.721 0.721 72
98 Bangladesh0.721 0.721 72
98 Italy0.721 0.721 72
98 Zimbabwe0.72 0.72 72
98 Russia0.72 0.72 72
98 Zanzibar0.72 0.72 72
98 Tanzania0.72 0.72 72
98 São Tomé and Príncipe0.72 0.72 72
98 Samoa0.72 0.72 72
98 Grenada0.72 0.72 72
98 Jamaica0.72 0.72 72
98 Saint Lucia0.72 0.72 72
98 Dominica0.72 0.72 72
121 Poland0.719 0.719 71
121 Peru0.718 0.718 71
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.716 0.716 71
121 Hungary0.715 0.715 71
121 Panama0.715 0.715 71
121 Colombia0.715 0.715 71
121 Vietnam0.714 0.714 71
121 Dominican Republic0.714 0.714 71
121 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.714 0.714 71
121 Angola0.71 0.71 71
121 Suriname0.71 0.71 71
121 Thailand0.71 0.71 71
121 Palau0.71 0.71 71
121 El Salvador0.71 0.71 71
135 Madagascar0.708 0.708 70
135 Kenya0.707 0.707 70
135 Mexico0.707 0.707 70
135 Uganda0.705 0.705 70
135 Kyrgyzstan0.705 0.705 70
135 Honduras0.704 0.704 70
135 Laos0.703 0.703 70
135 Kazakhstan0.703 0.703 70
135 North Macedonia0.703 0.703 70
135 Czech Republic0.7 0.7 70
135 Macau0.7 0.7 70
135 Tuvalu0.7 0.7 70
135 Kiribati0.7 0.7 70
135 Belize0.7 0.7 70
135 Sri Lanka0.699 0.699 70
150 Mauritius0.697 0.697 69
150 Indonesia0.697 0.697 69
150 Guyana0.695 0.695 69
150 Swaziland0.695 0.695 69
150 Marshall Islands0.69 0.69 69
155 Malta0.687 0.687 68
155 Paraguay0.686 0.686 68
155 United Arab Emirates0.686 0.686 68
155 Georgia0.686 0.686 68
155 Ghana0.685 0.685 68
155 Nepal0.685 0.685 68
155 Gambia0.683 0.683 68
155 Liberia0.683 0.683 68
155 Congo DR0.681 0.681 68
155 Togo0.68 0.68 68
155 Nauru0.68 0.68 68
155 Timor-Leste0.679 0.679 68
167 China0.678 0.678 67
167 Vanuatu0.677 0.677 67
167 Senegal0.674 0.674 67
167 Sierra Leone0.672 0.672 67
167 Congo0.67 0.67 67
172 Bhutan0.665 0.665 66
172 Ethiopia0.663 0.663 66
172 Armenia0.663 0.663 66
172 Japan0.663 0.663 66
172 Benin0.662 0.662 66
172 Guatemala0.661 0.661 66
172 Bahrain0.66 0.66 66
172 Micronesia0.66 0.66 66
172 Nigeria0.659 0.659 66
181 Uzbekistan0.658 0.658 65
181 Guinea-Bissau0.657 0.657 65
181 Turkey0.655 0.655 65
181 Ivory Coast0.654 0.654 65
181 Korea Republic0.654 0.654 65
181 Azerbaijan0.653 0.653 65
181 Cameroon0.651 0.651 65
181 Maldives0.65 0.65 65
181 Turkmenistan0.649 0.649 65
190 Brunei0.647 0.647 64
190 Kuwait0.646 0.646 64
190 Haiti0.643 0.643 64
190 Saudi Arabia0.642 0.642 64
190 Burkina Faso0.641 0.641 64
190 Oman0.641 0.641 64
190 India0.641 0.641 64
190 Gabon0.639 0.639 64
190 Tajikistan0.638 0.638 64
199 Qatar0.636 0.636 63
199 Malaysia0.634 0.634 63
199 Djibouti0.634 0.634 63
199 Eritrea0.631 0.631 63
203 Tunisia0.627 0.627 62
203 Central African Republic0.62 0.62 62
203 Korea DPR0.62 0.62 62
203 Egypt0.619 0.619 62
203 Mali0.618 0.618 62
203 Niger0.618 0.618 62
203 Morocco0.618 0.618 62
210 Palestine0.617 0.617 61
210 Solomon Islands0.616 0.616 61
210 Algeria0.614 0.614 61
210 Equatorial Guinea0.612 0.612 61
210 Lebanon0.609 0.609 61
215 Mauritania0.601 0.601 60
215 Jordan0.6 0.6 60
215 Comoros0.6 0.6 60
218 Iran0.589 0.589 59
218 Libya0.588 0.588 59
220 South Sudan0.586 0.586 58
220 Chad0.581 0.581 58
220 Western Sahara0.58 0.58 58
220 Sudan0.58 0.58 58
224 Syria0.576 0.576 57
224 Pakistan0.575 0.575 57
224 Iraq0.571 0.571 57
224 Guinea0.57 0.57 57
228 Somalia0.54 0.54 54
229 Papua New Guinea0.535 0.535 53
230 Yemen0.494 0.494 49
231 Afghanistan0.405 0.405 41