Venezuela: gender gap index 2014-2021

After three consecutive years in which Venezuela scored 0.71 in the gender gap index, the country scored 0.699 in 2021. This decrease represents a slight worsening of gender equality in the country. The index score of almost 0.7 reveals a gender gap of approximately 30 percent (women are 30 percent less likely than men to have equal opportunities). During this period, the gender gap in the area of political empowerment in Venezuela amounted to 80 percent.