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Gender Inequality Index by African country

0.677Nigeria leads · 2023

Nigeria has the highest gender inequality (GII) of any African country, at 0.677, ahead of Somalia and Chad.

UNDP index of gender-based disadvantage across reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market on a 0-1 scale (higher is worse). 49 of 54 countries, ranked · UNDP HDI, 2023.

1Nigeria0.6772Somalia0.6753Chad0.67
#1 vs #492.8×Nigeria vs Tunisia
Median0.524Zambia
Lowest0.238Tunisia

By region

regional average
West Africa0.569
16 countries · led by Nigeria
Central Africa0.558
7 countries · led by Chad
East Africa0.508
13 countries · led by Somalia
Southern Africa0.484
7 countries · led by Lesotho
North Africa0.393
6 countries · led by Sudan

Full ranking

49 of 54 countries
#CountryGender Inequality IndexPeriod
1Nigeria
0.6772023
2Somalia
0.6752023
3Chad
0.672023
4Liberia
0.6462023
5Guinea-Bissau
0.6322023
6Mali
0.6122023
7Guinea
0.6092023
8Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.6042023
9Mauritania
0.6032023
10Niger
0.5912023
11Cote d'Ivoire
0.5892023
12Sudan
0.5882023
13Madagascar
0.5842023
14Malawi
0.5812023
15Gambia
0.5782023
16Benin
0.5732023
17Sierra Leone
0.5662023
18Republic of the Congo
0.5652023
19Togo
0.5642023
20Cameroon
0.5582023
21Burkina Faso
0.5552023
22Lesotho
0.5342023
23Kenya
0.5262023
24Uganda
0.5242023
25Zambia
0.5242023
26Zimbabwe
0.5192023
27Angola
0.5152023
28Ghana
0.5142023
29Gabon
0.5052023
30Tanzania
0.5042023
31Burundi
0.5012023
32Comoros
0.5012023
33Ethiopia
0.4972023
34Sao Tome and Principe
0.4922023
35Botswana
0.492023
36Senegal
0.492023
37Eswatini
0.4842023
38Djibouti
0.4812023
39Mozambique
0.4792023
40Namibia
0.4482023
41Algeria
0.4432023
42Morocco
0.4382023
43Egypt
0.3982023
44Rwanda
0.3942023
45South Africa
0.3882023
46Mauritius
0.3522023
47Cabo Verde
0.2982023
48Libya
0.2532023
49Tunisia
0.2382023

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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Gender Inequality Index figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest gender inequality (GII)?

Nigeria has the highest gender inequality (GII) in Africa at 0.677 (2023), followed by Somalia and Chad.

Which African country has the lowest gender inequality (GII)?

Tunisia has the lowest gender inequality (GII) of the 49 African countries with data, at 0.238 (2023).

How many African countries report Gender Inequality Index data?

49 of 54 African countries have a recent Gender Inequality Index figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=gender_inequality_index&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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