With 74.1 out of 100 points, the Netherlands ranks 5th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. The Netherlands’ score is 6.2 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by only 0.1 points. There has been a bigger increase since 2017, with an extra 2.0 points gained. The Netherlands’ ranking has dropped by two places...
With 55.8 out of 100 points, Poland ranks 24th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Poland’s score is 12.1 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by only 0.3 points, with a slightly higher increase (+ 0.6 points) since 2017. Poland’s ranking has dropped by nine places since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender...
With 61.3 out of 100 points, Portugal ranks 16th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 6.6 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, Portugal’s score has increased by 7.6 points. The country is progressing towards gender equality faster than other EU Member States. Its ranking has improved by four places since 2010. Further information Explore...
With 54.4 out of 100 points, Romania ranks 26th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 13.5 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, Romania’s score has increased by only 3.6 points (– 0.1 points since 2017). Its ranking has remained the same since 2010 and dropped by one place since 2017. Further information Explore the...
With 55.5 out of 100 points, Slovakia ranks 25th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Slovakia’s score is 12.4 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by only 2.5 points. Most of this increase (1.4 points) has been achieved since 2017. Slovakia’s ranking has dropped by two places since 2010. Further information Explore the...
With 67.7 out of 100 points, Slovenia ranks 11th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Slovenia’s score is 0.2 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 5.0 points, although it has slightly decreased since 2017 (– 0.6 points). The country’s ranking has dropped by one place since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender...
With 72.0 out of 100 points, Spain ranks 8th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Spain’s score is 4.1 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 5.6 points. A slight increase (1.9 points) has been achieved since 2017. Spain’s ranking has remained the same since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender Equality Index...
With 83.8 out of 100 points, Sweden ranks 1st in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 15.9 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, Sweden’s score has increased by only 3.7 points (+ 0.2 points since 2017). Despite making slower progress towards gender equality than some other EU Member States, Sweden has maintained its leading position...
With 72.7 out of 100 points, the United Kingdom ranks 6th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. The United Kingdom’s score is 4.8 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 4.0 points. Only a slight increase (0.5 points) has been achieved since 2017. The United Kingdom’s ranking has remained the same since 2010...
This report presents the fifth edition of the Gender Equality Index. The Gender Equality Index has been widely recognised for its contribution to monitoring progress on gender equality in the EU. The Index covers a range of indicators in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It also integrates two additional domains: violence and intersecting inequalities. The...
One of the areas of focus in EIGE's Gender Statistics Database is gender-based violence. The most widespread form of gender-based violence is intimate partner violence. Comparable data on intimate partner violence are of paramount importance in understanding and monitoring the nature and scale of the issue, itself a barrier to achieving gender equality. However, availability of comparable data across the...
In 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) conducted a restricted survey in the 28 EU Member States (EU-28) on the benefits of gender-sensitive infrastructure The survey aimed to collect direct information on the importance of existing infrastructure services for everyday activities, and the level of well-being that public infrastructure provides. This study aims to close the research gap...