Global Gender Gap Report- How equal is the world for women?

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Equality between the sexes has been a topic in vogue since time immemorial. One should understand that in order to realize the full potential of an economy, it is necessary that equal opportunities are available for both men and women.

Instead of relying on the subjective judgments and beliefs of the society, the status of the sexes should be determined by an authentic source. The World Economic Forum is one such source whose reports are accepted worldwide. More than equality, the report measures women’s disadvantage compared to men.

The Index was developed in part to address the need for a consistent and comprehensive measure of gender equality that can track a country’s progress over time. The Index ranks countries calculating gender gap between women and men in four key areas to gauge the state of gender equality in a country. They are-
• Health
• Education
• Economy
• Politics

The highest possible score of gender gap index is 1 (which means equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (which denotes inequality). According to the report, the most challenging gender gaps remain in the economic and health spheres. However, within the next thirteen years, the education-based gender gap can be reduced significantly.

Rank	Country	2017 score
1	Iceland	0.878
2	Norway	0.83
3	Finland	0.823
4	Rwanda	0.822
5	Sweden	0.816
6	Nicaragua	0.814
7	Slovenia	0.805
8	Ireland	0.794
9	New Zealand	0.791
10	Philippines	0.79
11	France	0.778
12	Germany	0.778
13	Namibia	0.777
14	Denmark	0.776
15	United Kingdom	0.77
16	Canada	0.769
17	Bolivia	0.758
18	Bulgaria	0.756
19	Latvia	0.756
20	South Africa	0.756
21	Burundi	0.755
22	Switzerland	0.755
23	Barbados	0.75
24	Spain	0.746
25	Cuba	0.745
26	Belarus	0.744
27	Bahamas	0.743
28	Lithuania	0.742
29	Mozambique	0.741
30	Moldova	0.74
31	Belgium	0.739
32	Netherlands	0.737
33	Portugal	0.734
34	Argentina	0.732
35	Australia	0.731
36	Colombia	0.731
37	Estonia	0.731
38	Albania	0.728
39	Poland	0.728
40	Costa Rica	0.727
41	Serbia	0.727
42	Ecuador	0.724
43	Panama	0.722
44	Israel	0.721
45	Uganda	0.721
46	Botswana	0.72
47	Bangladesh	0.719
48	Peru	0.719
49	United States	0.718
50	Jamaica	0.717
51	Zimbabwe	0.717
52	Kazakhstan	0.713
53	Mongolia	0.713
54	Croatia	0.711
55	Honduras	0.711
56	Uruguay	0.71
57	Austria	0.709
58	Romania	0.708
59	Luxembourg	0.706
60	Venezuela	0.706
61	El Salvador	0.705
62	Ukraine	0.705
63	Chile	0.704
64	Laos	0.703
65	Macedonia	0.702
66	Singapore	0.702
67	Tanzania	0.7
68	Vietnam	0.698
69	Dominican Republic	0.697
70	Russian Federation	0.696
71	Ghana	0.695
72	Lesotho	0.695
73	Kenya	0.694
74	Slovakia	0.694
75	Thailand	0.694
76	Montenegro	0.693
77	Belize	0.692
78	Greece	0.692
79	Italy	0.692
80	Madagascar	0.692
81	Mexico	0.692
82	Indonesia	0.691
83	Kyrgyz Republic	0.691
84	Myanmar	0.691
85	Cameroon	0.689
86	Suriname	0.689
87	Czech Republic	0.688
88	Cape Verde	0.686
89	Brazil	0.684
90	Cyprus	0.684
91	Senegal	0.684
92	Malta	0.682
93	Georgia	0.679
94	Kuwait	0.679
95	Paraguay	0.678
96	Tajikistan	0.678
97	Armenia	0.677
98	Azerbaijan	0.676
99	Cambodia	0.676
100	China	0.674
101	Malawi	0.672
102	Brunei Darussalam	0.671
103	Hungary	0.67
104	Malaysia	0.67
105	Swaziland	0.67
106	India	0.669
107	Liberia	0.669
108	Maldives	0.669
109	Sri Lanka	0.669
110	Guatemala	0.667
111	Mauritius	0.664
112	Nepal	0.664
113	Guinea	0.659
114	Japan	0.657
115	Ethiopia	0.656
116	Benin	0.652
117	Tunisia	0.651
118	Korea, Rep.	0.65
119	Gambia, The	0.649
120	United Arab Emirates	0.649
121	Burkina Faso	0.646
122	Nigeria	0.641
123	Angola	0.64
124	Bhutan	0.638
125	Bahrain	0.632
126	Algeria	0.629
127	Timor-Leste	0.628
128	Qatar	0.626
129	Turkey	0.625
130	Mauritania	0.614
131	Côte d’Ivoire	0.611
132	Egypt	0.608
133	Jordan	0.604
134	Morocco	0.598
135	Lebanon	0.596
136	Saudi Arabia	0.584
137	Iran, Islamic Rep.	0.583
138	Mali	0.583
139	Chad	0.575
140	Syria	0.568
141	Pakistan	0.546
142	Yemen	0.516
143	Fiji	N/A
144	Guyana	N/A
145	Oman	N/A
146	Trinidad and Tobago	N/A
147	Zambia	N/A

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