Gender in Gabon 192 indicators covering gender for Gabon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 — 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 up 300.0% 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 95 2023 up 85.4% 26th Women Business and the Law Index 95 2023 up 85.4% 26th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 134.1% 2025 down 0.7% 52nd Share of female employment by economic sector 26.0% 2025 down 6.4% 63rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 233 2023 down 0.9% 33rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 36 2019 down 5.0% 111th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.7 2019 up 1.8% 96th Total Fertility Rate 3.46 2022 down 15.3% 42nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 14.74 2021 — 147th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years 1999 up 3.2% 122nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.44 years 1999 up 3.4% 111th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 35.7% 2025 up 185.7% 34th Women of reproductive age 609,700 2023 up 28.7% 142nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 35.6% 2026 up 10.9% 170th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 23.8% 2020 up 2.3% 111th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 30 2026 up 76.5% 116th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.6% 2026 up 52.3% 127th Share of women in ministerial positions 27.6% 2024 up 46.7% 69th Share of women in parliament 21.6% 2025 up 52.3% 118th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 42.99 2019 up 22.0% 132nd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 40.1% 2016 up 7.3% 36th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.5% 2016 up 0.7% 91st Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 25.51 2024 up 70.1% 97th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 54.8% 2023 up 0.2% 5th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 367.6 2023 up 29.0% 108th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 59.9% 2023 up 0.3% 1st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 54.8% 2023 up 0.2% 6th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 60.3% 2023 up 0.2% 1st Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 59.9 2023 up 0.3% 1st Gender Development Index 0.982 2022 up 0.8% 65th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 63.0% 2024 up 57.5% 96th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 74.0% 2024 up 60.9% 58th Gender Inequality Index 0.524 2022 up 0.8% 29th Suicide Rate 7.3 2021 down 20.5% 94th Female migrants 35.7% 2020 down 13.9% 197th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 27.59 2024 up 46.7% 69th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 26.0% 2019 up 2.4% 5th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 11 2019 up 35.0% 105th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 26.2% 2019 up 5.6% 9th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 118 2019 up 1.7% 185th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 130 2019 up 44.3% 123rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →