- India ranks 127 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023.
- The Global Gender Gap Index was established in 2006 and this is its 17th edition.
- It is published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
- It measures gender equality in 146 countries and enables cross-country analysis.
Global Gender Gap Score
- The global gender gap score for 2023 is 68.4%, showing an improvement of 0.3 percentage points from last year.
- None of the countries included in the index have achieved full gender equality.
- The top 9 countries including Iceland, Norway, Finland and New Zealand have reduced the gender gap by 80%.
- Iceland has been ranked first as the most gender-equal country in the world for the 14th consecutive year with a score of 91.2%.
- Iceland is the only country that has reduced the gender gap by more than 90%.