The EU Gender Equality Index by type of inequality

In 2020, the European Union scored 88 points for health in terms of gender equality. The most unequal indicator was power, with an index of 53.5. The Gender Equality Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health-based criteria among the countries of the European Union. A score of 0 indicates that there is no gender equality, while 100 points indicates that gender equality is achieved. Sweden was the most equal country among the 28 countries of the European Union that year.

The EU Gender Equality Index in 2020, by type of inequality

Characteristic	Index score
Health	88
Money	80.6
Work	72.2
Time	65.7
Knowledge	63.6
Power	53.5

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October 2020

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2020

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The Gender Equality Index is a tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU, developed by EIGE. It gives more visibility to areas that need improvement and ultimately supports policy makers to design more effective gender equality measures.

The source adds the following information:"The data for 2020 Index is mostly from 2018".

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