Labor market gender gap index by area Paraguay 2023

In 2023, Paraguay scored 0.69 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity, which means that women are 31 percent less likely to have equal economic opportunities than men. That year, the South American country scored 0.66 in estimated earned income, which represents that, on average, women in Paraguay only earn 66 percent of the income earned by men.

Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Paraguay in 2023, by category

Characteristic	Index score
Wage equality for similar work	0.57
Estimated earned income*	0.66
Legislators, senior officials and managers	0.67
Labor force participation	0.71
Professional and technical workers	1
Overall score**	0.69

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Central and South America, Paraguay

Survey time period

2023

Special properties

The highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality)

Supplementary notes

* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.

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