Latvia in 2020 edition
The data for 2020 Index is mostly from 2018.
The Gender Equality Index gives the EU and the Member States a score from 1 to 100. A score of 100 would mean that a country had reached full equality between women and men.
Progress on gender equality in Latvia since 2010
With 60.8 out of 100 points, Latvia ranks 17th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Latvia’s score is 7.1 points lower than the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 5.6 points. Latvia’s score has increased only slightly (by 1.1 points) since 2017. The country’s ranking has dropped by one place since 2010.
Best performance
Latvia’s score is highest in the domain of health (78.4 points), although this is one of the lowest scores in the EU (ranking 26th). The second highest score is in the domain of work (74.0 points), in which Latvia ranks 12th.
Most room for improvement
Gender inequalities are most pronounced in the domains of knowledge (49.3 points) and money (65.2 points). In both domains, Latvia is among the lowest performing Member States (ranking 28th and 26th, respectively).
Biggest improvement
Since 2010, Latvia’s score has improved the most in the domain of power (+ 14.6 points), although its ranking has remained the same (14th).
A step backwards
Progress has stalled in the domain of knowledge (+ 0.1 points), in which Latvia lost one place in the ranking. It also dropped by three places in the domain of work, in which the score has increased only by 1.4 points.
Positives
- The mean monthly earnings of both women and men have increased significantly since 2010.
- Tertiary educational attainment is increasing among both women and men.
- Unmet needs for medical care have decreased for both women and men.
Negatives
- Women earn 18 % less than men. The gap is wider in couples with children than in couples without children.
- More women than men are studying education, health and welfare, or humanities and the arts.
- People with disabilities have more barriers accessing healthcare.
