People > Gender development index: Countries Compared

Author: Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

In response to Spud -- the gender development index measures how <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_hum_dev_ind>human development indices</a> for longevity, knowledge and standards of living are differentiated by gender. The less the differentiation in such development as <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_exp_dur_of_edu_for_all_stu>overall education</a> against <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_exp_dur_of_edu_for_fem>education for girls</a>, expected number of healthy years for <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_lif_exp_fem_hea_yea>women</a> and <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_lif_exp_mal_hea_yea>men</a>, life expectancy at birth and so on, the higher the gender development index. For more on definitions, see: http://www.undp.org/hdr2002/faq.html

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DEFINITION: Gender development index - Range is from .000 (lowest) to 1.000 (highest).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	NorwayNorway	0.956	2002
2	SwedenSweden	0.943	2002
3	DenmarkDenmark	0.941	2002
4	FinlandFinland	0.94	2002
5	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.938	2002
6	CanadaCanada	0.937	2002
=7	GermanyGermany	0.933	2002
=7	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.933	2002
9	AustraliaAustralia	0.932	2002
10	United StatesUnited States	0.927	2002
11	AustriaAustria	0.926	2002
12	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.925	2002
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	0.925	2002
13	BelgiumBelgium	0.923	2002
14	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	0.921	2002
15	IrelandIreland	0.92	2002
16	ItalyItaly	0.917	2002
17	JapanJapan	0.915	2002

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