The SIGI 2019 shows that clear progress has been made with political commitments to eliminate gender inequality. New legislation enhances equality and abolishes discriminatory laws, including through gender-transformative programmes and action plans. However, political commitments, legal reforms and gender-sensitive programmes in many countries are still not being translated into real changes for women and girls. Gender-based discrimination remains a lifelong and heterogeneous challenge for women and girls. Locally designed solutions combined with adequate legislation are needed for more social change to take hold.
The fourth edition of the SIGI ranks 120 economies included in the classification below. The remaining 60 countries are not ranked due to missing data for one or more indicators. Countries and territories are grouped by level of discrimination, to assist the interpretation of the data and results.
The table is interactive and allows sorting economies by region, sub-region, alphabetically or by their level of discrimination in the SIGI.
| Region | Sub-region | Countries/Territories |
SIGI 2019 Category  |
SIGI Value 2019  |
Discrimination in the family | Restricted physical integrity | Restricted access to productive and financial resources | Restricted civil liberties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Western Europe | Switzerland | Very low | 08.1% | 0.1% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 6.5% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | Very low | 10.4% | 15.0% | 10.2% | 4.8% | 11.0% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | Very low | 10.5% | 15.1% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 16.2% |
| Europe | Western Europe | France | Very low | 11.1% | 27.6% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Portugal | Very low | 11.2% | 21.8% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 11.4% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Belgium | Very low | 11.2% | 22.0% | 8.4% | 3.3% | 10.3% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Austria | Very low | 11.7% | 22.1% | 7.7% | 4.0% | 12.1% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Slovenia | Very low | 12.9% | 21.8% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 13.2% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Italy | Very low | 13.5% | 21.8% | 14.7% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Estonia | Very low | 14.1% | 21.8% | 7.3% | 4.6% | 21.5% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Spain | Very low | 14.3% | 27.7% | 11.7% | 10.5% | 5.8% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | Very low | 14.5% | 27.3% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 19.5% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Colombia | Very low | 15.0% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 20.6% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Germany | Very low | 15.0% | 18.1% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | Very low | 15.3% | 21.8% | 16.4% | 3.8% | 18.3% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Lithuania | Very low | 15.6% | 27.3% | 9.3% | 4.6% | 19.7% |
| Asia | Pacific | Australia | Very low | 16.1% | 21.8% | 12.9% | 4.9% | 23.6% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Netherlands | Very low | 16.1% | 23.8% | 13.5% | 5.0% | 21.1% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Slovak Republic | Very low | 16.5% | 26.5% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 24.4% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Romania | Very low | 16.6% | 28.0% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 22.1% |
| Asia | Pacific | New Zealand | Very low | 16.7% | 21.9% | 17.5% | 4.3% | 22.0% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | Very low | 17.1% | 21.8% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 11.8% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Poland | Very low | 17.4% | 21.9% | 19.7% | 15.3% | 12.5% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | Very Low | 17.5% | 27.6% | 24.5% | 9.5% | 6.7% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Latvia | Very low | 17.8% | 21.8% | 15.7% | 4.6% | 27.7% |
| Americas | Northern America | United States | Very low | 17.9% | 26.6% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 22.9% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Republic of North Macedonia | Very low | 18.0% | 27.7% | 15.1% | 13.4% | 15.2% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Dominican Republic | Very low | 18.2% | 30.3% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 11.2% |
| Americas | Northern America | Canada | Very low | 18.3% | 26.5% | 4.2% | 17.4% | 23.5% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Nicaragua | Very low | 18.6% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 16.0% | 6.2% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Croatia | Very low | 19.3% | 22.0% | 7.0% | 29.1% | 17.9% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Serbia | Very low | 19.8% | 32.9% | 6.7% | 19.8% | 18.0% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Czech Republic | Very low | 19.8% | 27.3% | 12.8% | 11.9% | 26.3% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Mongolia | Low | 20.0% | 27.8% | 8.1% | 20.1% | 22.9% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Belarus | Low | 20.6% | 31.6% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 20.5% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Ukraine | Low | 21.0% | 22.5% | 13.5% | 18.5% | 28.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Brazil | Low | 21.2% | 28.0% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 23.9% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Hong Kong, China | Low | 21.2% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 13.4% | 26.7% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Republic of Moldova | Low | 21.4% | 23.0% | 12.7% | 36.7% | 11.0% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Plurinational State of Bolivia | Low | 21.4% | 28.5% | 16.2% | 27.4% | 12.7% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Malta | Low | 21.5% | 24.9% | 28.4% | 4.9% | 26.3% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Low | 21.8% | 27.4% | 10.9% | 30.6% | 17.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Uruguay | Low | 22.2% | 27.6% | 11.0% | 26.6% | 22.8% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Russian Federation | Low | 22.3% | 22.6% | 19.1% | 15.1% | 31.5% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Honduras | Low | 22.4% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 24.1% | 15.3% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa | Low | 22.4% | 33.2% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 21.0% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Kazakhstan | Low | 22.5% | 22.4% | 14.4% | 30.6% | 21.8% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Albania | Low | 22.6% | 33.3% | 16.4% | 26.0% | 13.4% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | El Salvador | Low | 22.9% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 20.0% | 17.8% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Kyrgyzstan | Low | 23.2% | 28.7% | 16.6% | 28.8% | 18.0% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Korea | Low | 23.4% | 21.8% | 17.5% | 33.0% | 20.4% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Bulgaria | Low | 23.4% | 27.5% | 15.6% | 29.7% | 20.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | Low | 23.5% | 18.3% | 26.6% | 20.4% | 28.5% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Japan | Low | 24.0% | 20.2% | 21.3% | 29.6% | 24.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mozambique | Low | 24.3% | 32.0% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 32.9% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Peru | Low | 24.5% | 47.7% | 26.6% | 5.5% | 12.9% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Jamaica | Low | 24.7% | 32.0% | 24.5% | 18.7% | 22.9% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Georgia | Low | 24.8% | 34.0% | 18.3% | 27.3% | 18.7% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Turkey | Low | 25.1% | 33.2% | 7.8% | 36.6% | 20.0% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Viet Nam | Low | 25.3% | 23.3% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 13.8% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Hungary | Low | 25.7% | 34.1% | 17.1% | 23.4% | 27.6% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Low | 26.2% | 31.3% | 23.9% | 20.2% | 29% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Singapore | Low | 27.0% | 27.4% | 14.8% | 11.9% | 49.2% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Greece | Low | 27.1% | 45.1% | 9.3% | 33.3% | 16.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Namibia | Low | 27.1% | 33.1% | 12.6% | 26.2% | 35.1% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Rwanda | Low | 27.6% | 38.0% | 21.4% | 26.5% | 23.5% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Armenia | Low | 27.8% | 33.0% | 34.5% | 23.4% | 19.4% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Costa Rica | Low | 27.9% | 45.7% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 10.5% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Cyprus | Low | 28.3% | 42.3% | 11.7% | 19.3% | 36.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Guatemala | Low | 28.6% | 26.1% | 24.5% | 18.4% | 43.4% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Azerbaijan | Low | 28.7% | 28.2% | 42.8% | 20.9% | 21.4% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Ecuador | Low | 28.9% | 34.8% | 18.9% | 44.0% | 15.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Mexico | Low | 29.0% | 60.4% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 14.6% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Cambodia | Low | 29.5% | 34.2% | 13.5% | 27.6% | 40.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Ethiopia | Low | 29.6% | 34.8% | 30.8% | 34.0% | 17.9% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Tajikistan | Medium | 32.4% | 47.8% | 20.2% | 34.1% | 25.1% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Medium | 32.4% | 42.8% | 20.2% | 34.3% | 30.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Burkina Faso | Medium | 32.4% | 44.9% | 35.5% | 32.9% | 13.8% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Paraguay | Medium | 32.8% | 46.1% | 22.1% | 31.7% | 29.8% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | India | Medium | 34.0% | 46.9% | 29.3% | 36.9% | 21.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Ghana | Medium | 34.5% | 59.5% | 20.2% | 30.7% | 22.7% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zambia | Medium | 34.8% | 40.7% | 27.6% | 28.2% | 41.8% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Thailand | Medium | 35.5% | 33.4% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 56.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kenya | Medium | 35.5% | 50.5% | 28.9% | 42.2% | 17.2% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Chile | Medium | 36.1% | 36.4% | 18.8% | 64.8% | 16.6% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Nepal | Medium | 36.2% | 52.3% | 13.7% | 34.7% | 40.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Senegal | Medium | 37.0% | 64.9% | 41.9% | 27.6% | 3.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lesotho | Medium | 38.1% | 46.5% | 26.9% | 40.5% | 37.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Medium | 39.5% | 53.0% | 35.1% | 46.4% | 20.7% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Benin | Medium | 39.8% | 40.5% | 27.7% | 36.2% | 53.3% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Haiti | Medium | 39.9% | 37.6% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 59.1% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Gabon | High | 40.1% | 50.5% | 37.3% | 45.5% | 25.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Malawi | High | 41.4% | 38.5% | 24.1% | 37.4% | 61.9% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Indonesia | High | 41.6% | 63.1% | 21.9% | 36.5% | 40.4% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Myanmar | High | 42.4% | 47.7% | 29.5% | 35.5% | 54.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | High | 42.8% | 29.7% | 35.6% | 76.1% | 20.4% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Sri Lanka | High | 43.0% | 67.6% | 24.5% | 45.6% | 28.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central African Republic | High | 43.4% | 56.4% | 24.5% | 35.1% | 54.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Uganda | High | 45.1% | 54.0% | 34.3% | 61.4% | 26.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Chad | High | 45.4% | 55.8% | 32.2% | 61.9% | 27.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Nigeria | High | 46.0% | 54.8% | 32.0% | 41.4% | 53.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mali | High | 46.0% | 63.5% | 48.4% | 39.9% | 28.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | United Republic of Tanzania | High | 46.1% | 80.6% | 28.5% | 30.0% | 35.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Liberia | High | 47.5% | 60.0% | 33.5% | 41.5% | 52.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Madagascar | High | 47.5% | 57.2% | 31.6% | 39.2% | 59.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sierra Leone | High | 47.6% | 53.7% | 50.4% | 44.8% | 40.9% |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | High | 47.6% | 79.9% | 9.4% | 35.0% | 52.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Togo | High | 49.5% | 63.1% | 24.7% | 43.5% | 62.0% |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | Very high | 50.8% | 73.4% | 25.7% | 37.8% | 59.3% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Cameroon | Very high | 51.8% | 51.1% | 26.3% | 77.7% | 45.4% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Philippines | Very high | 52.8% | 67.2% | 25.7% | 67.2% | 45.1% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Afghanistan | Very high | 52.8% | 81.3% | 39.8% | 45.6% | 38.1% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Iraq | Very high | 53.7% | 87.5% | 30.7% | 34.4% | 51.5% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Bangladesh | Very high | 54.8% | 82.9% | 28.9% | 52.1% | 47.5% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Lebanon | Very high | 56.2% | 82.5% | 26.6% | 45.1% | 62.1% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Guinea | Very high | 56.7% | 87.7% | 56.9% | 28.2% | 44.4% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Jordan | Very high | 57.3% | 86.9% | 25.2% | 43.4% | 63.1% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Islamic Republic of Iran | Very high | 58.3% | 89.9% | 29.1% | 22.5% | 75.1% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Pakistan | Very high | 58.7% | 79.8% | 37.1% | 60.1% | 53.1% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Yemen | Very high | 64.0% | 89.7% | 37.7% | 43.2% | 75.8% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | People’s Republic of China | Not applicable | N/A | 18.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | United Arab Emirates | Not applicable | N/A | 87% | N/A | 28% | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | Not applicable | N/A | 22.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Angola | Not applicable | N/A | 47.2% | 19.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Argentina | Not applicable | N/A | 23.1% | N/A | 23.0% | 7.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Barbados | Not applicable | N/A | 21.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | Bahrain | Not applicable | N/A | 92.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Burundi | Not applicable | N/A | N/A | 31.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Brunei Darussalam | Not applicable | N/A | 79.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Bahamas | Not applicable | N/A | 22.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Bhutan | Not applicable | N/A | 40.5% | 22.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Botswana | Not applicable | N/A | 39.6% | N/A | 39.9% | 52.4% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Belize | Not applicable | N/A | 23.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Republic of the Congo | Not applicable | N/A | 42.8% | N/A | N/A | 58.3% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Cuba | Not applicable | N/A | 28.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Cabo Verde | Not applicable | N/A | 36.8% | 9.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Djibouti | Not applicable | N/A | 72.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Dominica | Not applicable | N/A | 42.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | Not applicable | N/A | 79.9% | N/A | 41.2% | 61.3% |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | Not applicable | N/A | 78.6% | N/A | 64.6% | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Eritrea | Not applicable | N/A | 42.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Pacific | Fiji | Not applicable | N/A | 24.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Grenada | Not applicable | N/A | 53.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Gambia | Not applicable | N/A | 87.8% | 44.9% | N/A | 48.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Equatorial Guinea | Not applicable | N/A | 63.9% | 37.5% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Guinea-Bissau | Not applicable | N/A | 59.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Guyana | Not applicable | N/A | 21.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | Israel | Not applicable | N/A | 46.8% | N/A | 28.3% | 38.4% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | Not applicable | N/A | 21.8% | N/A | N/A | 17.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Comoros | Not applicable | N/A | 80.9% | 28.2% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | Kuwait | Not applicable | N/A | 75.8% | N/A | 80.3% | N/A |
| Europe | Western Europe | Luxembourg | Not applicable | N/A | 21.9% | N/A | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | Not applicable | N/A | 40.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Montenegro | Not applicable | N/A | 27.6% | N/A | 28.7% | 13.7% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mauritania | Not applicable | N/A | 88.1% | N/A | N/A | 52.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mauritius | Not applicable | N/A | 52.7% | N/A | 19.2% | 40.7% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Maldives | Not applicable | N/A | 80.0% | 29.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Malaysia | Not applicable | N/A | 80.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Niger | Not applicable | N/A | 84.4% | N/A | N/A | 25.6% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Oman | Not applicable | N/A | 86.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Panama | Not applicable | N/A | 15.5% | N/A | 16.1% | 17.8% |
| Asia | Pacific | Papua New Guinea | Not applicable | N/A | 54.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | West Bank and Gaza Strip | Not applicable | N/A | 89.2% | N/A | 64.9% | 59.4% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Qatar | Not applicable | N/A | 92.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | Saudi Arabia | Not applicable | N/A | 89.0% | N/A | 40.7% | N/A |
| Asia | Pacific | Solomon Islands | Not applicable | N/A | 51.0% | 37.3% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Seychelles | Not applicable | N/A | 40.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Sudan | Not applicable | N/A | 89.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Somalia | Not applicable | N/A | 76.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Sudan | Not applicable | N/A | 60.5% | N/A | N/A | 23.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sao Tome and Principe | Not applicable | N/A | 16.4% | 13.8% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Western Asia | Syrian Arab Republic | Not applicable | N/A | 86.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kindgom of Eswatini | Not applicable | N/A | 59.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Timor-Leste | Not applicable | N/A | 31.0% | 34.4% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Central Asia | Turkmenistan | Not applicable | N/A | 29.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Chinese Taipei | Not applicable | N/A | 37.2% | N/A | N/A | 15.9% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Uzbekistan | Not applicable | N/A | 42.2% | N/A | N/A | 23.5% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Not applicable | N/A | 43.5% | N/A | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| Asia | Pacific | Samoa | Not applicable | N/A | 42.5% | 36.7% | N/A | N/A |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Kosovo | Not applicable | N/A | 27.8% | N/A | 17.7% | 15.0% |
