Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
135
Highest
1.58 GPIA
Belarus
Lowest
0.0196 GPIA
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
0.8879 GPIA
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
4,064
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 1.58 GPIA in Belarus; the lowest is 0.0196 GPIA in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8879 GPIA, and the mean is 0.8825 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 147.7%), and the largest decrease in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (down 58.6%).
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.58 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1.53 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.51 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 1.47 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 1.4 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 6 | Georgia | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 1.35 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.33 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 1.32 GPIA | 2020 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 11 | Bhutan | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 13 | San Marino | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 1.27 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | China | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 21 | Albania | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.15 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Burundi | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 28 | Mongolia | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | United States of America | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 33 | Andorra | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2022 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 48 | France | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 50 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9939 GPIA | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 51 | Cameroon | 0.9933 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 0.9927 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 53 | Togo | 0.9805 GPIA | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 0.9779 GPIA | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 0.9562 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.9515 GPIA | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 0.9505 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 58 | Mozambique | 0.9483 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Canada | 0.9408 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.9381 GPIA | 2023 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.927 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.9176 GPIA | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9067 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 0.9049 GPIA | 2019 | up 120.3% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9033 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.8993 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 67 | Macau, China | 0.8953 GPIA | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 0.8879 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 0.8721 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 70 | Italy | 0.867 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.8639 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.8634 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.862 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium | 0.8602 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 0.8599 GPIA | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 76 | Mexico | 0.8591 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 77 | Hong Kong, China | 0.8512 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 0.8329 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 0.8318 GPIA | 2018 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0.8306 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.83 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 82 | Seychelles | 0.8189 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 0.8032 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 0.8025 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 0.7842 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.771 GPIA | 2018 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 0.7673 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 0.7549 GPIA | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 89 | Algeria | 0.7543 GPIA | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 90 | El Salvador | 0.7507 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 0.738 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 0.7359 GPIA | 2019 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7223 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 94 | Bermuda | 0.7174 GPIA | 2023 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 0.7164 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0.7093 GPIA | 2021 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 97 | Monaco | 0.6979 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 98 | Guatemala | 0.6969 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 99 | India | 0.6925 GPIA | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 100 | Chile | 0.6895 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 101 | Botswana | 0.677 GPIA | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 102 | Australia | 0.675 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 103 | Iceland | 0.6675 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 104 | South Africa | 0.667 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 105 | Namibia | 0.664 GPIA | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 0.6559 GPIA | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 0.649 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 108 | Senegal | 0.6459 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6445 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 110 | Panama | 0.6259 GPIA | 2022 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 111 | Argentina | 0.6246 GPIA | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 112 | New Zealand | 0.621 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 0.6096 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 114 | Israel | 0.6061 GPIA | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 0.6017 GPIA | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bahrain | 0.5997 GPIA | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5897 GPIA | 2022 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 0.5629 GPIA | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 119 | Ghana | 0.5585 GPIA | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.5409 GPIA | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0.5322 GPIA | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.5251 GPIA | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 123 | Cambodia | 0.5162 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 124 | Tunisia | 0.5117 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 125 | Egypt | 0.5115 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 126 | Jordan | 0.446 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 127 | Belize | 0.4369 GPIA | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 128 | Pakistan | 0.381 GPIA | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3391 GPIA | 2016 | — | flat |
| 130 | Kuwait | 0.3252 GPIA | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 131 | Qatar | 0.2405 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 132 | Palestine, State of | 0.2389 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 133 | Aruba | 0.2278 GPIA | 2016 | — | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.1234 GPIA | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0196 GPIA | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 1.48 GPIA
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 1.4 GPIA
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 1.4 GPIA
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.4 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 1.38 GPIA
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 1.35 GPIA
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 1.31 GPIA
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 1.3 GPIA
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 1.3 GPIA
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.3 GPIA
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 1.24 GPIA
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 1.23 GPIA
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 1.22 GPIA
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 1.22 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.22 GPIA
- MDG: Eastern Asia 1.22 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 1.2 GPIA
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 1.19 GPIA
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 1.18 GPIA
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 1.17 GPIA
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.17 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia 1.17 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 1.16 GPIA
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.16 GPIA
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.16 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 1.16 GPIA
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1.16 GPIA
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 1.15 GPIA
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 1.13 GPIA
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.13 GPIA
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.12 GPIA
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.12 GPIA
- SDG: Europe 1.11 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.11 GPIA
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 1.11 GPIA
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.11 GPIA
- UIS: Central Asia 1.1 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1.09 GPIA
- SDG: Central Asia 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.09 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release