Historical Gender Equality Index, 1950 to 2000

This index is based on gender ratios across four dimensions: (i) Health; (ii) Socio-economic resources; (iii) Gender disparities in the household; and (iv) Genderdisparities in politics. Higher scores denote less inequality.

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