World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Normative and policy frameworks are promoted and adapted in line with international standards, and institutions have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, plan, implement and monitor policies to address VAW and femicide
Normative and policy frameworks are promoted and adapted in line with international standards, and institutions have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, plan, implement and monitor policies to address VAW and femicide
Proportion of provinces that have evidence-based, costed and funded action plans and M&E frameworks on femicide that respond to the rights of all women and girls.
Femicide is integrated in six other sectors (health, social services, education, justice, security, and culture) development plans that are evidence-based and in line with globally agreed standards
The country has publicly available data, reported on a regular basis (on various forms) of VAWG/femicide at the country level
Proportion of civil society organizations in the targeted Departments that use social accountability mechanisms to monitor and engage in EVAWG/femicide efforts
Number of national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans that are adopted with a focus on gender equality (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF
Number of institutions putting in places policies and practices to address gender-based discrimination and/or combat gender stereotypes (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO
Number of countries and/or other actors with comprehensive and coordinated VAW prevention strategy (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNDP, UNFPA
SDG 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age (Desk Review)
- SDG Indicator 5.2.1
- Common Indicator UNDP, UNFPA, WHO
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
SP 4.11.1: Number of National Action Plans and Strategies to end violence against women that have a component that addresses social norms, attitudes, and behavior transformation, developed with UN-Women's support
SP 4.11.2a: Number of countries that have, with UN Women's support, (1) conducted community activities with women and men, boys and girls on gender equality and respectful relationships and (2) developed national informal or formal education curricula on gender and violence against women in primary and/or secondary schools.
SP 4.11.3: Number of countries supported by UN-Women to improve guidelines, protocols, standard operating procedures (in line with best practices) on the provision of quality services for victims and survivors
SP 4.11.4: Number of countries that provide information about women's rights to access quality essential services for victims and survivors of violence, with UN-Women's support
SP 4.11.2b: Number of countries that have, with UN Women's support, (1) conducted community activities with women and men, boys and girls on gender equality and respectful relationships and (2) developed national informal or formal education curricula on gender and violence against women in primary and/or secondary schools.
SP 4.11.6a: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) integrate violence prevention and response into COVID- 19 response plans, b), c), d), e)
SP 4.11.6b: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) raise awareness through advocacy and campaigns, with targeted messages to both women and men, c), d), e)
SP 4.11.6c: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c) provide options for women to report abuse and seek help without alerting perpetrators, d), e)
SP 4.11.6d: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c), d) ensure continued functioning of shelters for victims of violence and expand their capacity, e)
SP 4.11.6e: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c), d), e) ensure womens access to justice through police and justice response to address impunity of perpetrators and protect women and their children
Number of government personnel, including service providers, from different sectors who have enhanced capacities to collect prevalence and/or incidence data, including qualitative data, on VAWG in line with international and regional standards
Number of women´s rights advocates with strengthened capacities to collect prevalence and/or incidence data, including qualitative data, on VAWG
Number of government personnel, including service providers, from different sectors with strengthened capacities on analysis and dissemination of prevalence and/or incidence data on VAWG
Number of data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics (CO)
Number of jointly agreed recommendations produced as a result of multi-stakeholder dialogues and spaces including representatives of groups facing multiple forms of discrimination
Number of official dialogues with relevant government authorities with the meaningful participation of women's rights groups, including organizations representative of groups facing multiple forms of discrimination
Number of organizations representing youth and adolescents and other groups facing intersecting forms of discrimination that are integrated with coalitions and networks of womens rights groups working on femicide
Number of women's rights groups and organizations representing groups facing intersecting forms of discrimination/marginalization that have strengthened capacities and support to design, implement, monitor and evaluate their own programmes on femicide
Number of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations, that have strengthened capacity to exercise their leadership role towards the achievement of gender equality and womens empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO)
Number of countries supported to develop and/or implement guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures to strengthen EVAWG services in line with the Essential Services Package (CO)
Number of interagency products or services with a focus on gender equality and women's empowerment developed and made available (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO)