The Global Gender Gap Report is an index designed to measure gender equality. It was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum.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.2008 Report, p. 24 "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."
According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, it will take 131 years for the gender gap to close.
Methodology The report's Gender Gap Index ranks countries regarding the gender inequality in four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. 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.2014 report, page 5
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.2008 Report, p. 5
2025 Report The 2025 report covered 148 economies. Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago returned to the index, and Gabon was included for the first time. Several countries that were ranked in previous editions, are not covered in the 2025 edition. These include Afghanistan (last ranked in 2023), Bahamas (2021), Cuba (2021), Iraq (2021), Malawi (2023), Mauritania (2021), Myanmar (2023), Qatar (2024), Russia (2021), Syria (2021), Venezuela (2021), and Yemen (2021).
RankEconomyScore 202510.92620.87930.86340.83850.82760.81770.81380.81190.803100.801110.799120.797130.792140.791150.786160.786170.785180.783190.783200.781210.778220.777230.776240.775250.774260.774270.773280.772290.770300.769310.768320.767330.767340.767350.765360.763370.762380.762390.762400.760410.758420.756430.756440.756450.750460.748470.748480.747490.747500.745510.741520.738530.738540.736550.736560.735570.735580.734590.731600.731610.730620.730630.729640.728650.728660.728670.727680.727690.724700.723710.720720.720730.717740.713750.710760.709770.709780.709790.707800.707810.706820.706830.706840.705850.704860.704870.703880.703890.702900.699910.699920.698930.697940.697950.696960.692970.692980.689990.6881000.6881010.6871020.6861030.6861040.6841050.6841060.6821070.6811080.6811090.6791100.6781110.6771120.6771130.6761140.6741150.6721160.6701170.6681180.6661190.6631200.6591210.6571220.6551230.6541240.6491250.6481260.6471270.6471280.6461290.6461300.6451310.6441320.6431330.6381340.6371350.6331360.6321370.6281380.6261390.6251400.6171410.6141420.6131430.6011440.5951450.5831460.5711470.5701480.567
Global Gender Gap Index 2006-2025 The highest possible score is 1.0 (equality or better for women, except for lifespan (106% or better for women) and gender parity at birth (94.4% or better for women2016 Report, Page 6) and the lowest possible score is 0. Data for some countries are unavailable.