Basic Index of Gender Inequality (BIGI).

Note that countries are ranked by the average of the absolute scores (average absolute deviation from parity, AADP) on the three components 1) educational opportunities, 2) healthy life span, and 3) overall life satisfaction. BIGI scores below zero indicate a net advantage for women (bold), and scores above zero an advantage for men (italic). The BIGI score is the average of the ratios edu (educational opportunities before age 18), hls (healthy life span), and ols (overall life satisfaction). These data reflect the five year period 2012–2016. The Human Development Index averaged over the years 2012 to 2015 is given for comparison only.

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