Revealed: The Most and Least Gender Equal Countries, 2020
Unsurprisingly, Iceland, with a population of just over 0.37 million, ranked as the most gender-equal country for the 11th consecutive year, followed by its Nordic cousins, Norway (2nd), Finland (3rd), and Sweden (4th). Yemen is ranked the worst (153rd), while Iraq is 152nd and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 151st.
Breaking the data down further, the United States dropped 2 spots to 53rd out of 153 countries. India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally.
Top 10 Most Gender Equal Countries, 2020
- Iceland
- Norway
- Finland
- Sweden
- Nicaragua
- New Zealand
- Ireland
- Spain
- Rwanda
- Germany
Top 10 Least Gender Equal Countries, 2020
- Yemen
- Iraq
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Syria
- DR Congo
- Iran
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
- Lebanon
- Oman
Global Gender Gap Report analyzed 153 countries in their progress toward gender parity, focusing on four main themes: economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
The Most and Least Gender Equal Countries, 2020
| Rank | Country | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 78 | Czech Republic |
| 2 | Norway | 79 | Mongolia |
| 3 | Finland | 80 | El Salvador |
| 4 | Sweden | 81 | Russia |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 82 | Ethiopia |
| 6 | New Zealand | 83 | Eswatini |
| 7 | Ireland | 84 | Greece |
| 8 | Spain | 85 | Indonesia |
| 9 | Rwanda | 86 | Dominican Republic |
| 10 | Germany | 87 | VietNam |
| 11 | Latvia | 88 | Lesotho |
| 12 | Namibia | 89 | Cambodia |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 90 | Malta |
| 14 | Denmark | 91 | Cyprus |
| 15 | France | 92 | Brazil |
| 16 | Philippines | 93 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 17 | South Africa | 94 | Azerbaijan |
| 18 | Switzerland | 95 | Brunei |
| 19 | Canada | 96 | Cameroon |
| 20 | Albania | 97 | Liberia |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98 | Armenia |
| 22 | Colombia | 99 | Senegal |
| 23 | Moldova | 100 | Paraguay |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 101 | Nepal |
| 25 | Mexico | 102 | Sri Lanka |
| 26 | Estonia | 103 | Fiji |
| 27 | Belgium | 104 | Malaysia |
| 28 | Barbados | 105 | Hungary |
| 29 | Belarus | 106 | China |
| 30 | Argentina | 107 | Ghana |
| 31 | Cuba | 108 | South Korea |
| 32 | Burundi | 109 | Kenya |
| 33 | Lithuania | 110 | Belize |
| 34 | Austria | 111 | Sierra Leone |
| 35 | Portugal | 112 | India |
| 36 | Slovenia | 113 | Guatemala |
| 37 | Uruguay | 114 | Myanmar |
| 38 | Netherlands | 115 | Mauritius |
| 39 | Serbia | 116 | Malawi |
| 40 | Poland | 117 | East Timor |
| 41 | Jamaica | 118 | Angola |
| 42 | Bolivia | 119 | Benin |
| 43 | Laos | 120 | United Arab Emirates |
| 44 | Australia | 121 | Japan |
| 45 | Zambia | 122 | Kuwait |
| 46 | Panama | 123 | Maldives |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 124 | Tunisia |
| 48 | Ecuador | 125 | Guinea |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 126 | Vanuatu |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 127 | Papua New Guinea |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 128 | Nigeria |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 129 | Burkina Faso |
| 53 | United States | 130 | Turkey |
| 54 | Singapore | 131 | Bhutan |
| 55 | Romania | 132 | Algeria |
| 56 | Mozambique | 133 | Bahrain |
| 57 | Chile | 134 | Egypt |
| 58 | Honduras | 135 | Qatar |
| 59 | Ukraine | 136 | Gambia |
| 60 | Croatia | 137 | Tajikistan |
| 61 | Bahamas | 138 | Jordan |
| 62 | Madagascar | 139 | Mali |
| 63 | Slovak Republic | 140 | Togo |
| 64 | Israel | 141 | Mauritania |
| 65 | Uganda | 142 | Ivory Coast |
| 66 | Peru | 143 | Morocco |
| 67 | Venezuela | 144 | Oman |
| 68 | Tanzania | 145 | Lebanon |
| 69 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 146 | Saudi Arabia |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 147 | Chad |
| 71 | Montenegro | 148 | Iran |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 149 | DR Congo |
| 73 | Botswana | 150 | Syria |
| 74 | Georgia | 151 | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| 75 | Thailand | 152 | Iraq |
| 76 | Italy | 153 | Yemen |
| 77 | Suriname |
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