Countries with the best GEI performance, 2007
Equity as policy
Nordic countries that have implemented affirmative action to eliminate gender inequalities occupy the upper GEI positions with higher equity levels. However, Rwanda is also amongst the top 10 countries, which demonstrates that it is not necessary to achieve high levels of economic growth or industrialization in order to implement effective policies that generate more equity.
Countries with the best GEI performance, 2007
Country |
GEI |
Sweden |
89 |
Finland |
84 |
Rwanda |
84 |
Norway |
83 |
Germany |
80 |
Barbados |
80 |
Denmark |
79 |
Iceland |
79 |
New Zealand |
78 |
Netherlands |
77 |