Global Gender Gap Report 202512Despite all these fluctuations in rankings, the top 10 economies continue to show a high level of stability in their configuration across editions. European economies continue to occupy most of the spots. Ranked again as number 1, Iceland (92.6%, 1st), has led the Global Gender Gap Index for 16 editions and is the only economy that has closed the gap by over 90% to date. Finland (87.9%, 2nd), Norway (86.3%, 3rd) and Sweden (81.7%, 6th) have consistently ranked in the top 10 since the first edition in 2006. Germany (80.3%, 9th) and Ireland (80.1%, 10th) are also among the top 10 this year, marking their 7th and 18th appearances, respectively. Notably, the United Kingdom (83.8%, 4th) re-enters the top 10 for the second time since its first appearance in 2006. The Republic of Moldova (81.3%, 7th) joins the top 10 for the first time. Outside of Europe, two long-standing performers stand out: New Zealand (82.7%, 5th), representing Eastern Asia and the Pacific, makes the top 10 in 18 out of 19 editions, and Namibia (81.1%, 8th), representing Sub-Saharan Africa, has held a top-10 position each year since 2021. Nicaragua (78.3%, 18th) and Spain (79.7%, 12th) drop out of the top 10 compared to the 2024 edition (Figure 1.2). Compared to the previous edition, Morrocco (62.8%, 137th) climbs slightly and exits the bottom 10. Meanwhile, Egypt (62.5%, 139th) falls in the ranking and replaces Morrocco in the bottom 10. Alongside Egypt, the other nine lowest-ranked economies in the 2025 edition are: Pakistan (56.7%, 148th), Sudan (57.0%, 147th), Chad (57.1%, 146th), Islamic Republic of Iran (58.3%,145th), Guinea (59.5%, 144th), Democratic Republic of the Congo (60.1%, 143rd), Niger (61.3%,142nd), Algeria (61.4%, 141st), and Mali (61.7%, 140th) (Table 1.1).

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