11 Worst Countries for Gender Equality

4. Chad

Final rank: 142

Economic participation and opportunity: 77

Educational attainment: 145

Health and survival: 112

Political empowerment: 112

The poorest place on the list, Chad, ranked as 77th country on gender economic empowerment scale leaving behind some EU member countries, Japan, Argentina and many other highly developed economies. Chad recorded above the average score in the area mainly because it managed nearly to close the gap in women’s participation in the labor force. In addition, the difference between women’s and men’s income is not as high as in other places. Compared to most other countries on this list, Chad also performed better on health and politics scale. However, it obtained the lowest score in the area of educational attainment which pulled the country near the bottom of global gap ranking. Low literacy and enrollment rates among women, as well as a high share of girls in total out-of-school population, remains one of the biggest issues in this African country.