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%)
Duty bearers implement and finance evidence-based gender-responsive normative frameworks and policies.
Duty bearers implement and finance evidence-based gender-responsive normative frameworks and policies.
Number of countries in ECA region with laws or regulations governing the production and/or dissemination of gender statistics (or indicators)
Resources for gender statistics as a percentage of total resources devoted to statistics (at national level)
Number of countries in ECA region with institutionalized and inclusive arrangements for the coordination of gender statistics
Percentage of the national budget allocated to gender equality and womens empowerment out of total budget
Number of strategies, policies and/or action plans that promote the women, peace and security agenda, and humanitarian response and recovery efforts
Proportion of gender-specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators with available data (SP)
Number of laws that were adopted, revised or repealed to advance gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)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)
SDG Indicator 5.c.1: Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations to gender equality and womens empowerment (Desk Review)
- SDG Indicator 5.c.1
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
SP 2.6.1: Number of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics that integrate a gender perspective, developed or implemented with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.2a: Number of national reports on (a) the implementation of the SDGs from a gender perspective or (b) the status of women, men, girls and boys in the country, developed with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.3: Number of national coordination mechanisms (i.e. multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms) governing the production of gender statistics established or strengthened with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.4: Number of data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics, including in improving Tier II and Tier III SDGs indicators, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.2b: Number of national reports on (a) the implementation of the SDGs from a gender perspective or (b) the status of women, men, girls and boys in the country, developed with UN-Women's support
Number of countries producing inclusive assessments of gender statistics production, availability and needs
Number of countries producing an inclusive national plan to localise gender-related SDGs targets and indicators
Number of regional rosters of thematic consultants and experts on gender statistics established with UN Womens 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 partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of national and regional forums/events (co)organised to support gender data for SDGs localization and monitoring
Joint regional work plan to monitor SDG gender-specific indicators developed on an annual basis
Number of KPs made available by UN Women to peace and humanitarian partners to strengthen knowledge and skills to implement the women, peace and security agenda and humanitarian actions in an inclusive manner
Number of tailored knowledge products made available by UN-Women to the Commission on the Status of Women and the Security Council to strengthen the development of gender-responsive intergovernmental outcomes (Desk Review)
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 institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Share of ECA programme countries covered by the capacity development on data collection, analysis and dissemination
Number of minimum sets of gender-sensitive indicators framework developed and/or revised with support from UN Women.
Number of knowledge products developed and published with UN womens support.
Number of inter-agency coordination mechanisms governing the production of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data, established or strengthened (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)
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 thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of interagency products or services with a focus on gender equality and women's empowerment developed and made available (CO, RO, HQ)