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Inequity: a problem both current and global

An analysis of the 2007 general values reveals first of all that the gender gap persists in all countries of the world!

GEI values in 2007

Country

GEI 2007

Sweden

89

Finland

84

Rwanda 

84

Norway

83

Germany* 

80

Barbados 

80

Denmark

79

Iceland 

79

New Zealand 

78

Netherlands 

77

Lithuania 

77

Spain 

77

Australia

76

Philippines

76

Latvia

76

Bahamas

75

Canada 

75

Colombia 

75

Moldova

74

United Kingdom

74

Bulgaria 

74

Estonia

74

Belgium 

74

United Estates of America

74

Croatia

73

Thailand

73

Israel 

73

Portugal 

73

Brazil 

73

Austria*

72

Namibia

72

Ecuador

72

Poland

72

Ukraine

72

Tanzania 

72

Slovenia

72

Russia

71

Romania

71

Hungary

70

Slovakia* 

70

Argentina

70

South Africa 

70

Hong Kong (China)

70

Panama

69

Ireland 

69

El Salvador

69

Trinidad and Tobago

69

Czech Republic*

69

Macedonia

68

Uruguay*

68

Bolivia

68

Switzerland

67

Venezuela

67

Greece

67

Cuba 

66

Mongolia 

66

Costa Rica 

66

Belarus

66

Botswana 

66

Suriname 

66

Viet Nam 

66

Cyprus

65

Georgia

65

Mozambique 

65

Peru 

65

Dominican Republic

65

Uganda 

64

Kazakhstan

64

Maldives

64

France 

64

Burundi

63

Italy

63

Azerbaijan

62

Lesotho

62

Belize

62

Madagascar 

62

Chile

62

Paraguay* 

61

China

61

Jamaica

61

Honduras 

61

Cape Verde 

61

Mexico 

61

Cambodia

61

St Vincent and Granadines

60

Japan

60

Kenya

60

Luxembourg

60

Malawi 

60

Guyana 

60

Malta

59

Malaysia

58

Sri Lanka

58

Ghana

58

Armenia

58

Zambia 

58

Kyrgyzstan 

57

Albania

57

Korea, Rep. 

56

Zimbabwe 

56

Vanuatu

56

Fiji 

56

St Lucia

56

Senegal

55

Mauritius 

54

Iran

54

Laos

53

Indonesia

53

Guinea 

52

Angola 

52

Mali

52

Bangladesh 

52

Nicaragua

52

Gabon

51

Ethiopia

51

Samoa

51

Tunisia 

51

Guatemala

50

Gambia 

50

Sao Tomé and Principe

50

Solomon Islands 

50

Burkina Faso 

50

Guinea-Bissau

49

West Bank and Gaza 

49

Swaziland

49

Kuwait 

49

Syria

48

Djibouti  

48

United Arab Emirates

48

Qatar

48

Algeria

48

Lebanon 

48

Congo DRl* 

47

Turkey 

47

Niger

47

Jordan 

47

Cameroon*

47

Bahrain

46

Egypt

45

Nigeria

45

Eritrea

45

Congo, Rep.*

44

Nepal

44

Omán 

43

Saudi Arabia 

42

Pakistan 

42

Morocco 

42

Benin

41

Central African Republic

41

Togo 

41

Chad 

41

Sierra Leone 

39

Côte d'Ivoire

39

Yemen

31

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