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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Guinea | Very high | 56.7% | 87.7% | 56.9% | 28.2% | 44.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sierra Leone | High | 47.6% | 53.7% | 50.4% | 44.8% | 40.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mali | High | 46.0% | 63.5% | 48.4% | 39.9% | 28.9% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Gambia | Not applicable | N/A | 87.8% | 44.9% | N/A | 48.4% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Azerbaijan | Low | 28.7% | 28.2% | 42.8% | 20.9% | 21.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Senegal | Medium | 37.0% | 64.9% | 41.9% | 27.6% | 3.6% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Afghanistan | Very high | 52.8% | 81.3% | 39.8% | 45.6% | 38.1% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Yemen | Very high | 64.0% | 89.7% | 37.7% | 43.2% | 75.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Equatorial Guinea | Not applicable | N/A | 63.9% | 37.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 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% |
| Asia | Pacific | Solomon Islands | Not applicable | N/A | 51.0% | 37.3% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Pakistan | Very high | 58.7% | 79.8% | 37.1% | 60.1% | 53.1% |
| Asia | Pacific | Samoa | Not applicable | N/A | 42.5% | 36.7% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | High | 42.8% | 29.7% | 35.6% | 76.1% | 20.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Burkina Faso | Medium | 32.4% | 44.9% | 35.5% | 32.9% | 13.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Medium | 39.5% | 53.0% | 35.1% | 46.4% | 20.7% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Armenia | Low | 27.8% | 33.0% | 34.5% | 23.4% | 19.4% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Timor-Leste | Not applicable | N/A | 31.0% | 34.4% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Uganda | High | 45.1% | 54.0% | 34.3% | 61.4% | 26.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Liberia | High | 47.5% | 60.0% | 33.5% | 41.5% | 52.8% |
| 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 | Burundi | Not applicable | N/A | N/A | 31.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Madagascar | High | 47.5% | 57.2% | 31.6% | 39.2% | 59.4% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Viet Nam | Low | 25.3% | 23.3% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 13.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Ethiopia | Low | 29.6% | 34.8% | 30.8% | 34.0% | 17.9% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Iraq | Very high | 53.7% | 87.5% | 30.7% | 34.4% | 51.5% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Myanmar | High | 42.4% | 47.7% | 29.5% | 35.5% | 54.9% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | India | Medium | 34.0% | 46.9% | 29.3% | 36.9% | 21.2% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Islamic Republic of Iran | Very high | 58.3% | 89.9% | 29.1% | 22.5% | 75.1% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Maldives | Not applicable | N/A | 80.0% | 29.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Kenya | Medium | 35.5% | 50.5% | 28.9% | 42.2% | 17.2% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Bangladesh | Very high | 54.8% | 82.9% | 28.9% | 52.1% | 47.5% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | United Republic of Tanzania | High | 46.1% | 80.6% | 28.5% | 30.0% | 35.2% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Malta | Low | 21.5% | 24.9% | 28.4% | 4.9% | 26.3% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Comoros | Not applicable | N/A | 80.9% | 28.2% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Benin | Medium | 39.8% | 40.5% | 27.7% | 36.2% | 53.3% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zambia | Medium | 34.8% | 40.7% | 27.6% | 28.2% | 41.8% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | El Salvador | Low | 22.9% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 20.0% | 17.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lesotho | Medium | 38.1% | 46.5% | 26.9% | 40.5% | 37.6% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | Low | 23.5% | 18.3% | 26.6% | 20.4% | 28.5% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Peru | Low | 24.5% | 47.7% | 26.6% | 5.5% | 12.9% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Lebanon | Very high | 56.2% | 82.5% | 26.6% | 45.1% | 62.1% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Cameroon | Very high | 51.8% | 51.1% | 26.3% | 77.7% | 45.4% |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | Very high | 50.8% | 73.4% | 25.7% | 37.8% | 59.3% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Philippines | Very high | 52.8% | 67.2% | 25.7% | 67.2% | 45.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Nicaragua | Very low | 18.6% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 16.0% | 6.2% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Jordan | Very high | 57.3% | 86.9% | 25.2% | 43.4% | 63.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Honduras | Low | 22.4% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 24.1% | 15.3% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Costa Rica | Low | 27.9% | 45.7% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 10.5% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Togo | High | 49.5% | 63.1% | 24.7% | 43.5% | 62.0% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | Very Low | 17.5% | 27.6% | 24.5% | 9.5% | 6.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Jamaica | Low | 24.7% | 32.0% | 24.5% | 18.7% | 22.9% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Guatemala | Low | 28.6% | 26.1% | 24.5% | 18.4% | 43.4% |
| 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 | Malawi | High | 41.4% | 38.5% | 24.1% | 37.4% | 61.9% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Low | 26.2% | 31.3% | 23.9% | 20.2% | 29% |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Bhutan | Not applicable | N/A | 40.5% | 22.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Thailand | Medium | 35.5% | 33.4% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 56.8% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Hong Kong, China | Low | 21.2% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 13.4% | 26.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Paraguay | Medium | 32.8% | 46.1% | 22.1% | 31.7% | 29.8% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Indonesia | High | 41.6% | 63.1% | 21.9% | 36.5% | 40.4% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Rwanda | Low | 27.6% | 38.0% | 21.4% | 26.5% | 23.5% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Japan | Low | 24.0% | 20.2% | 21.3% | 29.6% | 24.8% |
| 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 | Ghana | Medium | 34.5% | 59.5% | 20.2% | 30.7% | 22.7% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Poland | Very low | 17.4% | 21.9% | 19.7% | 15.3% | 12.5% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Russian Federation | Low | 22.3% | 22.6% | 19.1% | 15.1% | 31.5% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Angola | Not applicable | N/A | 47.2% | 19.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Ecuador | Low | 28.9% | 34.8% | 18.9% | 44.0% | 15.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Chile | Medium | 36.1% | 36.4% | 18.8% | 64.8% | 16.6% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | Very low | 17.1% | 21.8% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 11.8% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Georgia | Low | 24.8% | 34.0% | 18.3% | 27.3% | 18.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Dominican Republic | Very low | 18.2% | 30.3% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 11.2% |
| Asia | Pacific | New Zealand | Very low | 16.7% | 21.9% | 17.5% | 4.3% | 22.0% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Korea | Low | 23.4% | 21.8% | 17.5% | 33.0% | 20.4% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Hungary | Low | 25.7% | 34.1% | 17.1% | 23.4% | 27.6% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Kyrgyzstan | Low | 23.2% | 28.7% | 16.6% | 28.8% | 18.0% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | Very low | 15.3% | 21.8% | 16.4% | 3.8% | 18.3% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Albania | Low | 22.6% | 33.3% | 16.4% | 26.0% | 13.4% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Plurinational State of Bolivia | Low | 21.4% | 28.5% | 16.2% | 27.4% | 12.7% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Latvia | Very low | 17.8% | 21.8% | 15.7% | 4.6% | 27.7% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Bulgaria | Low | 23.4% | 27.5% | 15.6% | 29.7% | 20.1% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Mexico | Low | 29.0% | 60.4% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 14.6% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Mozambique | Low | 24.3% | 32.0% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 32.9% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Republic of North Macedonia | Very low | 18.0% | 27.7% | 15.1% | 13.4% | 15.2% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa | Low | 22.4% | 33.2% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 21.0% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Colombia | Very low | 15.0% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 20.6% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Brazil | Low | 21.2% | 28.0% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 23.9% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Singapore | Low | 27.0% | 27.4% | 14.8% | 11.9% | 49.2% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Italy | Very low | 13.5% | 21.8% | 14.7% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Belarus | Low | 20.6% | 31.6% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 20.5% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Germany | Very low | 15.0% | 18.1% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
| Asia | Central Asia | Kazakhstan | Low | 22.5% | 22.4% | 14.4% | 30.6% | 21.8% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sao Tome and Principe | Not applicable | N/A | 16.4% | 13.8% | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Southern Asia | Nepal | Medium | 36.2% | 52.3% | 13.7% | 34.7% | 40.2% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Netherlands | Very low | 16.1% | 23.8% | 13.5% | 5.0% | 21.1% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Ukraine | Low | 21.0% | 22.5% | 13.5% | 18.5% | 28.7% |
| Asia | South-eastern Asia | Cambodia | Low | 29.5% | 34.2% | 13.5% | 27.6% | 40.9% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Switzerland | Very low | 8.1% | 0.1% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 6.5% |
| Asia | Pacific | Australia | Very low | 16.1% | 21.8% | 12.9% | 4.9% | 23.6% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Czech Republic | Very low | 19.8% | 27.3% | 12.8% | 11.9% | 26.3% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Republic of Moldova | Low | 21.4% | 23.0% | 12.7% | 36.7% | 11.0% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Namibia | Low | 27.1% | 33.1% | 12.6% | 26.2% | 35.1% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Spain | Very low | 14.3% | 27.7% | 11.7% | 10.5% | 5.8% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Cyprus | Low | 28.3% | 42.3% | 11.7% | 19.3% | 36.7% |
| Americas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Uruguay | Low | 22.2% | 27.6% | 11.0% | 26.6% | 22.8% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Low | 21.8% | 27.4% | 10.9% | 30.6% | 17.1% |
| Americas | Northern America | United States | Very low | 17.9% | 26.6% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 22.9% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | Very low | 10.4% | 15.0% | 10.2% | 4.8% | 11.0% |
| Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Cabo Verde | Not applicable | N/A | 36.8% | 9.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | High | 47.6% | 79.9% | 9.4% | 35.0% | 52.8% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Lithuania | Very low | 15.6% | 27.3% | 9.3% | 4.6% | 19.7% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Greece | Low | 27.1% | 45.1% | 9.3% | 33.3% | 16.6% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Belgium | Very low | 11.2% | 22.0% | 8.4% | 3.3% | 10.3% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | Very low | 10.5% | 15.1% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 16.2% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | Mongolia | Low | 20.0% | 27.8% | 8.1% | 20.1% | 22.9% |
| Asia | Western Asia | Turkey | Low | 25.1% | 33.2% | 7.8% | 36.6% | 20.0% |
| Europe | Western Europe | Austria | Very low | 11.7% | 22.1% | 7.7% | 4.0% | 12.1% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Romania | Very low | 16.6% | 28.0% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 22.1% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Portugal | Very low | 11.2% | 21.8% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 11.4% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Estonia | Very low | 14.1% | 21.8% | 7.3% | 4.6% | 21.5% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Slovenia | Very low | 12.9% | 21.8% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 13.2% |
| Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | Very low | 14.5% | 27.3% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 19.5% |
| 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 | Western Europe | France | Very low | 11.1% | 27.6% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| Europe | Central Europe | Slovak Republic | Very low | 16.5% | 26.5% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 24.4% |
| Americas | Northern America | Canada | Very low | 18.3% | 26.5% | 4.2% | 17.4% | 23.5% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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% |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Kosovo | Not applicable | N/A | 27.8% | N/A | 17.7% | 15.0% |
| Asia | Eastern Asia | People’s Republic of China | Not applicable | N/A | 18.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
