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%)
Number of countries that incorporate gender equality targets within national investment and financing frameworks (CO)
SP 3.10.1: Number of new and/or improved gender-responsive policies on land developed and/or being implemented with the support of UN-Women
SP 3.10.2: Number of rural women supported to gain access, use and/or control of productive resources by UN-Women
SP 3.10.3: Number of countries that use the Buy from Women Platform to connect women farmers to information, markets and/or finance (info might still be collected through RMS)
Number of tools introduced that support innovative financing and accountability, including related to digital financing, for gender equality (CO)
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of countries where multi-sectoral systems, strategies or programs are implemented to advance womens equal access to and use of services, goods and/resources, including social protection (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
SP 3.9.1: Number of women with strengthened capacities and skills to participate in the economy, including as entrepreneurs, with UN-Women's support
SP 3.9.2: Number of women entrepreneurs supported to access finance and gender-responsive financial products and services, with UN-Women's support
SP 3.9.3: Number of government entities, companies, and/or international organizations that develop and/or implement gender-responsive procurement policies, with UN-Women's support
SP 3.9.4: Number of national and international signatories to the Women Empowerment Principles
SP 3.9.5: Number of countries developing and/or implementing gender-responsive fiscal stimulus packages for COVID-19 economic response and recovery, with UN-Womens support.
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of women accessing information, goods, resources and/or services through UNW supported platforms and programs in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Amount of funding disbursed annually in support of civil society organizations, especially womens organizations, working towards the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment, through UN-Women programmes and grant-giving (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national AIDS coordinating bodies and/or national multi-sectoral HIV programmes that have strengthened capacity to integrate gender-responsive actions into national HIV strategies (CO)
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 womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Number of women and girls, including women and girls living with and/or affected by HIV, with increased capacities to participate in public life and exercise leadership (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
Number of countries and/or other actors with comprehensive and coordinated VAW prevention strategy (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNDP, UNFPA
Number of countries where there has been an increase in the number of women who access services after experiencing violence or discrimination (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNFPA
Percentage of UNCTs meeting/exceeding requirements in preventing and eliminating all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls through multisectoral and coordinated approaches (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.22) (Desk Review)
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
SP 4.11.7. Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to respond to and mitigate the pandemic, fight against COVID-19 related gender-based violence, racism, xenophobia, stigma, and other forms of discrimination, prevent and remedy human rights abuses, and ensure longer-term recovery
Number of countries with a process to design and implement VAW prevention strategies, or with VAW prevention interventions based on global norms and standards (CO)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of countries with a process to design and implement VAW prevention strategies, or with VAW prevention interventions based on global norms and standards (CO)
Amount of funding disbursed annually in support of civil society organizations, especially womens organizations, working towards the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment, through UN-Women programmes and grant-giving (CO, RO, HQ)
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 countries with a process to design and implement VAW prevention strategies, or with VAW prevention interventions based on global norms and standards (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 data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics (CO)
Number of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data collection initiatives, including in emerging areas conducted or analyzed (CO)
Number of platforms/web-based databases for dissemination of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data and knowledge developed (CO)
Amount of funding disbursed annually in support of civil society organizations, especially womens organizations, working towards the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment, through UN-Women programmes and grant-giving (CO, RO, HQ)
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)
GLOBAL/UNIT: Number of UN System coordination mechanisms in which UN-Women is actively engaged that drive progress on gender mainstreaming mandates and commitments at global, regional and country levels
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of countries with multi stakeholder initiatives in place to prevent and respond to sexual violence including sexual harassment in public and/or private spaces (CO)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (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 laws that were adopted, revised or repealed to advance gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP
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
Extent of bias in gender equality attitudes and/or gender social norms among individuals (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, 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
Level of influence of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, including womens organizations, in key normative, policy and peace processes (CO, RO, HQ)
Percentage of gender-specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators with available data (Desk Review)
- Complementary Indicator UNFPA, UNICEF
Number of national plans and strategies that integrate gender statistics as an objective or strategy (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
Number of countries demonstrating use of gender statistics, analysis, and policy relevant research (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
SP 1.1.1: Number of countries supported by UN-Women to contribute to the review theme of the Commission on the Status of Women through voluntary national presentations(Not for country reporting)
SP 1.1.2: Percentage of Member States expressing satisfaction with the support provided by UN-Women for the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women(Not for country reporting)
SP 1.1.3: Number of countries supported by UN-Women that undertake a 25-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action(Not for country reporting)
SP 1.1.4: Percentage of UN Country Teams' CEDAW reports submitted with UN-Women's support (Not for country reporting)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of organizations/institutions with increased capacities to identify and/or address discriminatory behaviour and/or social/gender norms change (CO)
GLOBAL/UNIT: Number of UN System coordination mechanisms in which UN-Women is actively engaged that drive progress on gender mainstreaming mandates and commitments at global, regional and country levels
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 partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of draft policies with monitoring/reporting mechanisms developed by partners to address gender-based discrimination and/or combat gender stereotypes (CO)
Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Number of research and/or practice-based initiatives undertaken to advance data, evidence and knowledge, including standardised methods to assess, monitor, measure and/or achieve behaviour and/or social/gender norms change (CO)
Number of community or organizational level UN Women programmes that address behaviour and/or social/gender norms using evidence/practice-based methodologies (CO)
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
SP 5.15.1: Number of countries supported by UN-Women having undertaken gender-sensitive disaster risk assessments
SP 5.15.2: Number of countries supported by UN-Women with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policy frameworks that address gender-specific disaster risks
SP 5.15.3: Number of countries supported by UN-Women with gender focal points in the national disaster platform, or its equivalent
Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO)
Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)