India ranked 95th
out of 129 countries in the Sustainable Development Goals Gender
Index. India’s score of 56.2 on a scale of 0–100.The index found
that no country has fully achieved te gender equality and that the global
average score of65.7 out
of 100 which falls in the poor category.
Parameters:
SDG Gender Index a new index that measures global gender equality considering
various parameters such as education,
literacy, political representation, poverty, health, and equality at the
workplace. The SDG gender index included 51 indicators across 14 of the 17 official Sustainable
Development Goals. The list covered 129
countries across all regions of the world.
Index
developed by:
The SDG Gender Index was developed by UK-based Equal Measures 2030 along
with regional and global organisations including Asian-Pacific Resource and Research
Centre for Women, African Women’s Development and
Communication Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and International
Women’s Health Coalition.
India
in the list:
India’s highest goal scores in the Index are on
SDG 3 of health where it secured 79.9, SDG 2 of hunger
and nutrition with 76.2 and SDG 7 of energy
with 71.8.
India’s lowest goal scores in the SDG index are
on SDG 17 of
partnerships, the country scored 18.3, SDG 9 of
industry, infrastructure and innovation with 38.1 and SDG 13 of climate
with 43.4.
Top/Bottom
10 Countries in the Index:
The countries that secured the top 10 ranks
are Denmark,
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany, Canada, Ireland, and
Australia.
The countries that secured the last 10 ranks
are Sierra Leone,
Liberia, Nigeria, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Yemen, Congo, DR Congo, and Chad.
