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.

195020001960197019801990Sub-Sahara AfricaSouth and South-East AsiaEastern EuropeWestern OffshootsLatin America and CaribbeanWestern EuropeEast AsiaMiddle East and North Africa