World off track on gender equality targets

None of the world’s countries are on course to meet a 2030 deadline for achieving gender equality, according to a global index which measures success against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)


SDG GENDER INDEX
129 countries surveyed, scored out of 100

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
(100 = equality achieved) 	No data

Average score
65.7


NUMBER OF WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN COUNTRIES
By SDG Gender Index score grouping

Total 3,456m
Very poor (score of 59 or less) 1,394m 
Poor (score 60-69) 1,382m 
Fair 393m
Good 287m


TOP 10 HIGHEST AND LOWEST SCORES
Denmark		89.3
Finland		88.8
Sweden		88.0
Norway		87.7
Netherlands	86.8
Slovenia	86.5
Germany		86.2
Canada		85.8
Ireland		85.4
Australia	85.2

Sierra Leone	47.6
Liberia		47.3
Nigeria		46.1
Mali		46.0
Mauritania	45.0
Niger		44.9
Yemen		44.7
Congo		44.0
D.R. Congo	38.2
Chad		33.4


Source: Equal Measures 2030 
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