Recent GEI trends (2004-2007)
Inequity: a problem both current and global
Recent GEI trends (2004-2007)
| 
 Country  | 
 GEI, percentage evolution  | 
| 
 Rwanda  | 
 17.65  | 
| 
 Ecuador  | 
 17.28  | 
| 
 Cape Verde  | 
 15.01  | 
| 
 Guatemala  | 
 14.60  | 
| 
 Spain  | 
 14.42  | 
| 
 Lesotho  | 
 11.73  | 
| 
 Yemen  | 
 10.60  | 
| 
 Panama  | 
 10.54  | 
| 
 Belize  | 
 10.26  | 
| 
 El Salvador  | 
 9.77  | 
| 
 Peru  | 
 9.39  | 
| 
 Belgium  | 
 9.38  | 
| 
 Colombia  | 
 8.78  | 
| 
 Sierra Leone  | 
 8.77  | 
| 
 Ethiopia  | 
 8.64  | 
| 
 Norway  | 
 7.98  | 
| 
 Malta  | 
 7.88  | 
| 
 Belarus  | 
 7.77  | 
| 
 Israel  | 
 7.37  | 
| 
 Venezuela  | 
 7.34  | 
| 
 Nepal  | 
 7.23  | 
| 
 Bahamas  | 
 7.04  | 
| 
 China  | 
 6.35  | 
| 
 Bolivia  | 
 6.22  | 
| 
 Niger  | 
 6.07  | 
| 
 Netherlands  | 
 5.96  | 
| 
 Greece  | 
 5.95  | 
| 
 Ireland  | 
 5.66  | 
| 
 Mozambique  | 
 5.54  | 
| 
 Sweden  | 
 5.51  | 
| 
 Croatia  | 
 5.48  | 
| 
 Australia  | 
 5.29  | 
| 
 Cyprus  | 
 5.19  | 
| 
 Zambia  | 
 5.18  | 
| 
 Finland  | 
 4.82  | 
| 
 Burundi  | 
 4.71  | 
| 
 Syria  | 
 4.70  | 
| 
 Oman  | 
 4.69  | 
| 
 Iceland  | 
 4.61  | 
| 
 Argentina  | 
 4.59  | 
| 
 Tunisia  | 
 4.54  | 
| 
 Mauritius  | 
 4.30  | 
| 
 Fiji  | 
 4.29  | 
| 
 Togo  | 
 4.26  | 
| 
 Switzerland  | 
 4.12  | 
| 
 Malawi  | 
 4.10  | 
| 
 United Kingdom  | 
 4.02  | 
| 
 Brazil  | 
 3.88  | 
| 
 Algeria  | 
 3.86  | 
| 
 Kazakhstan  | 
 3.86  | 
| 
 Philippines  | 
 3.84  | 
| 
 Lebanon  | 
 3.51  | 
| 
 Côte d'Ivoire  | 
 3.50  | 
| 
 Senegal  | 
 3.25  | 
| 
 Namibia  | 
 3.24  | 
| 
 Barbados  | 
 3.11  | 
| 
 Dominican Republic  | 
 2.92  | 
| 
 Portugal  | 
 2.90  | 
| 
 Swazilandia  | 
 2.39  | 
| 
 Mali  | 
 2.09  | 
| 
 Azerbaijan  | 
 1.98  | 
| 
 Jordan  | 
 1.91  | 
| 
 Lithuania  | 
 1.69  | 
| 
 France  | 
 1.46  | 
| 
 Bahrain  | 
 1.43  | 
| 
 Mexico  | 
 1.43  | 
| 
 New Zealand  | 
 1.38  | 
| 
 Chile  | 
 1.35  | 
| 
 Viet Nam  | 
 1.30  | 
| 
 Costa Rica  | 
 1.24  | 
| 
 Burkina Faso  | 
 1.22  | 
| 
 Romania  | 
 1.19  | 
| 
 Hungary  | 
 1.14  | 
| 
 United Arab Emirates  | 
 0.61  | 
| 
 Luxembourg  | 
 0.57  | 
| 
 Latvia  | 
 0.32  | 
| 
 Moldova  | 
 0.02  | 
| 
 Ukranie  | 
 0.01  | 
| 
 Italy  | 
 0.01  | 
| 
 South Africa  | 
 -0.05  | 
| 
 Kuwait  | 
 -0.06  | 
| 
 Macedonia  | 
 -0.21  | 
| 
 Korea. Rep.  | 
 -0.56  | 
| 
 Slovenia  | 
 -0.57  | 
| 
 Zimbabwe  | 
 -0.68  | 
| 
 Trinidad and Tobago  | 
 -0.90  | 
| 
 Indonesia  | 
 -0.99  | 
| 
 Japan  | 
 -1.09  | 
| 
 Estonia  | 
 -1.16  | 
| 
 Pakistan  | 
 -1.73  | 
| 
 Cambodia  | 
 -1.75  | 
| 
 Canada  | 
 -2.15  | 
| 
 Gabon  | 
 -2.49  | 
| 
 Ghana  | 
 -2.56  | 
| 
 Madagascar  | 
 -2.59  | 
| 
 Thailand  | 
 -2.81  | 
| 
 Jamaica  | 
 -2.90  | 
| 
 Kenya  | 
 -2.97  | 
| 
 Laos  | 
 -2.97  | 
| 
 Denmark  | 
 -3.03  | 
| 
 Honduras  | 
 -3.21  | 
| 
 Albania  | 
 -3.33  | 
| 
 Russia  | 
 -3.55  | 
| 
 Morocco  | 
 -3.63  | 
| 
 Georgia  | 
 -3.67  | 
| 
 Poland  | 
 -3.74  | 
| 
 Bulgaria  | 
 -3.75  | 
| 
 Benin  | 
 -4.09  | 
| 
 Saudi Arabia  | 
 -4.16  | 
| 
 Chad  | 
 -4.47  | 
| 
 Sri Lanka  | 
 -4.50  | 
| 
 Armenia  | 
 -4.63  | 
| 
 Nicaragua  | 
 -4.97  | 
| 
 Gambia  | 
 -5.28  | 
| 
 Kyrgyzstan  | 
 -5.75  | 
| 
 Mongolia  | 
 -6.35  | 
| 
 United States of America  | 
 -6.59  | 
| 
 Eritrea  | 
 -7.61  | 
| 
 Bangladesh  | 
 -9.23  | 
| 
 Egypt  | 
 -9.74  | 
| 
 Malaysia  | 
 -9.75  | 
| 
 Botswana  | 
 -9.97  | 
| 
 Central African Republic  | 
 -10.54  | 
| 
 Turkey  | 
 -12.76  | 
| 
 Angola  | 
 -20.65  | 
*For the measurement of GEI trends necessary values were imputed in order to ensure comparability.

