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 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
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)
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 community or organizational level UN Women programmes that address behaviour and/or social/gender norms using evidence/practice-based methodologies (CO)
Number of data collection initiatives conducted or supported by UN Women that include behaviour and/or social/gender norms dimensions (CO)
Number of dialogues, mechanisms, platforms and/or coalitions created and sustained that enable meaningful and safe participation and engagement by gender equality advocates and civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations, in decision-making (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 initiatives developed and implemented to prevent, monitor and mitigate violence against women in politics (VAWP) and in public life (including gender equality advocates in civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations) (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 dialogues, mechanisms, platforms and/or coalitions created and sustained that enable meaningful and safe participation and engagement by gender equality advocates and civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations, in decision-making (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 initiatives developed and implemented to prevent, monitor and mitigate violence against women in politics (VAWP) and in public life (including gender equality advocates in civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations) (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data collection initiatives, including in emerging areas conducted or analyzed (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
Number of legal and policy frameworks that promote gender balance in decision making institutions and processes (CO)
SP 2.4.1: Number of gender equality reforms developed and/or being implemented by electoral stakeholders with UN-Women's technical support
SP 2.4.2 : Number of women leaders, candidates and aspirants with strengthened capacities to engage in political life, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.3: Number of gender equality initiatives developed and/or being implemented by parliamentary bodies (Legislative Parliamentary Committees/ Women Caucus/ Speaker of Parliament's Office/Secretariat of the Parliament), with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.4: Number of initiatives developed and/or being implemented to monitor violence against women in politics, with UN-Women's support
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 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 initiatives developed and implemented to prevent, monitor and mitigate violence against women in politics (VAWP) and in public life (including gender equality advocates in civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations) (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
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 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 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 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)
SP O_1.1: Percentage of ratings of reporting entities that meet or exceed UN-SWAP minimum standards (Derived from QCPR indicator 42b)(Not for country reporting)
SP O_1.2: Fraction of reporting UN entities that track and report on allocations and expenditures using gender markers (Derived from QCPR indicator 42e)(Not for country reporting)
SP O_1.3: Percentage of UNDAFs (now UNSDCFs) that feature gender results at the outcome level (QCPR indicator 42g) (Not for country reporting)
SP O_1.4: Percentage share of total programme expenditure from joint programmes (Derived from QCPR indicator 15g)(Not for country reporting)
SP O_1.5: [discontinued] Number of qualified female candidate profiles provided to the Executive Office of the Secretary General by UN-Women for senior level appointments (Not for country reporting)
SP O_1.6: Number of UN entities receiving gender parity advice and/or technical assistance by UN-Women (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.1: Number of initiatives implemented in partnership with the private sector to scale up innovations that address the challenges faced by women and girls (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.2: Number of UN-Women offices and units that pilot or scale up digital innovations (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.3: Percentage of UN-Women field offices indicating that UN-Women has undertaken activities in the country to support south-south, north-south or triangular cooperation (Derived from QCPR indicator 43d) (Similar to UNICEF)
SP O_3.4: Number of countries that have a UN-Women-led national gender equality profile based on gender data sets available, disaggregated by relevant characteristics
SP O_3.5: Number of participants trained on gender-equality related topics via the Training Centre, disaggregated by sex and type of organization (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.6: Number of thematic communities of practice with systems for capturing, storing and sharing knowledge
SP O_3.7: a. Number of citations of UN-Womens global reports (Progress of the World s Women, World Survey on the Role of Women in Development, SDGs and Gender Report) (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.7: b. Number of downloads of UN-Womens knowledge products (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.8: Percentage of Strategic Notes and Annual Reports that meet quality standards in results-based management (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.9: Percentage of programme staff trained on results based management (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.10: Percentage of planned evaluations being conducted (Similar to UNICEF and UNFPA) (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.11: Percentage of evaluations rated good and above (Similar to UNICEF and UNFPA) (Not for country reporting)
Percentage of non-core funding that is directly applied towards the Strategic Note (Desk Review)
Percentage of evaluations rated good and above (Desk Review)
Percentage all country office, regional office and HQ units' using signature interventions for programming (Desk Review)