In 2024, Paraguay scored 0.68 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity, which means that women are 32 percent less likely to have equal economic opportunities than men. That year, the South American country scored 0.65 in estimated earned income, which represents that, on average, women in Paraguay only earn 65 percent of the income earned by men.
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Paraguay in 2024, by category
Characteristic
Index score
Wage equality for similar work
0.58
Estimated earned income*
0.65
Legislators, senior officials and managers
0.63
Labor force participation
0.71
Professional and technical workers
1
Overall score**
0.68
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Index score0.580.580.650.650.630.630.710.71110.680.68Wage equality for similar workEstimated earned income*Legislators, senior officials andmanagersLabor force participationProfessional and technical workersOverall score**
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The highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality)
Supplementary notes
* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (June 11, 2024). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Paraguay in 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803828/paraguay-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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