Gender equality ensures everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of gender, to participate in the economy and decision-making.
It is the state of valuing different behaviours, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender.
According to the United Nation Organization U.N.O, the concept presupposes that women and men, girls and boys, have equal conditions, treatment and opportunities for realizing their full potential, human rights and dignity, and for contributing to the development of the society.
According to the World Economic Forum report of 2024, the following countries are the top 10 Gender-equal countries in the world.
- ICELAND
Iceland is the number one country rated as highly sensitive on gender-equality as a country. With 93.5% gender parity. Iceland tops the ranking for the 15th year in a row. It’s the runaway leader in political parity and the only country to have closed over 90% of its overall gender gap.
- FINLAND
Following Iceland closely, Finland has 87.5% gender parity, another educational equality champion, scoring 100% parity in 15 of the past 18 years
3 NORWAY
Norway achieved 87.5% gender parity, it has more women in ministerial roles than men.
- NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand has 83.5% gender parity, a top performer on educational equality with full parity over the past 6 years.
- SWEDEN.
Sweden is the fifth country with 81.6% gender parity. Politically, it has reached near parity at ministerial level.
- NICARAGUA.
Taking the sixth position is Nicaragua, the largest country in Central America. Nicaragua has 81.1% in terms of gender-equality and is a larger proportion of women than men in its technical and professional workforces.
- GERMANY
Germany is reputed to be 81% gender parity compliance, and ranks highly on political empowerment for women, with near-equal ministerial representation.
- NAMIBIA
Namibia was rated 80.5% in respect to gender – the gender income gap is 82.10% closed.
- IRELAND
Ireland is 80.2% gender parity, it has achieved 100% parity in educational attainment.
- SPAIN
Spain, a country which has climbed 8 places since 2023 to join the top 1, is rated 79.7% in gender parity.
