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Social Watch Gender Equity Index

GEI values in 2007

Recent GEI trends (2004-2007)

Countries with the best GEI performance, 2007

Countries with the worst GEI performance, 2007

GEI average values by region

GEI average values in relation to country income levels

GEI dimension values:
the 10 most equitable countries

GEI dimension values:
the 10 least equitable countries

GEI percentage variation by geographical region (2004-2007)

GEI percentage variation by income group (2004-2007)

The 10 countries with the greatest GEI regression

The 10 countries with the greatest GEI progress

Income and equity are not directly related

The country that has most regressed during this period is Angola (21%) and Turkey (13%). Amongst the 10 countries that most regressed are ones with a low, lower-middle, upper-middle and high income, for example in the latter category the United States

The 10 countries with the greatest GEI regression

Country	Region	Income	GEI 2004 - 2007: Percentage variation
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	-20.65
Turkey	Central Asia	Lower-middle income	-12.76
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	-10.54
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper-middle income	-9.97
Malaysia	East Asia and the Pacific	Upper-middle income	-9.75
Egypt	Middle East and North Africa	Lower-middle income	-9.74
Bangladesh	South Asia	Low income	-9.23
Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	-7.61
United States of America	North America	High income	-6.59
Mongolia	East Asia and the Pacific	Low income	-6.35

Income and equity are not directly related
Examining the variations in relation to income levels we find that low-income countries have not progressed. However, the differences between countries with high, middle and low-middle incomes are not significant, which confirms that the relation between a country’s income and gender equity is not direct.