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<p>Following variables are used in the country information boxes: 
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<th> <b>Name</b>
</th><th> <b>Definition</b>
</th><th> <b>Source</b>
</th><th> <b>Year</b>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Population|Population"]
</td><td> Total estimated population
</td><td> World Bank<ref>http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL</ref>
</td><td> Latest available (updated daily)
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Gross Domestic Product|Gross Domestic Product"]
</td><td> Gross Domestic Product
</td><td> World Bank<ref>http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD</ref>
</td><td> Latest available (updated daily)
</td></tr>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Sex Ratio|Sex Ratio"]
</td><td> The number of males for each female of the total population
</td><td> U.S. CIA, World Factbook<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2018.html</ref>
</td><td> 2010
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Fertility Rate|Fertility Rate"]
</td><td> Average number of children women have in a given population
</td><td> UN data<ref>Estimation for 2010-2015, http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=PopDiv&f=variableID%3A54</ref>
</td><td> 2011
</td></tr>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Life Expectancy Ratio|Life Expectancy Ratio"]
</td><td> Ratio of female to male life expectancy
</td><td> World Bank 2008 data<ref>http://go.worldbank.org/SFFZ6TBMI0</ref>
</td><td> 2008
</td></tr>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Income Ratio|Income Ratio"]
</td><td> Ratio of estimated female to male earned income
</td><td> Based on United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2009).
</td><td> 2009
</td></tr>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Literacy Ratio|Literacy Ratio"]
</td><td> Ratio of female to male adult literacy (ages 15 and older)
</td><td> Source: Human Development Report <ref>[<a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/fr/indicators/118.html" alt="Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)">Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)</a>], and [<a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/fr/indicators/119.html" alt="Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)">Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)</a>]. PNUD.</ref>
</td><td> 2009
</td></tr>
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Tertiary Enrolment Ratio|Tertiary Enrolment Ratio"]
</td><td> The number of students enrolled in tertiary education, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of official school age for that level. Female to male ratio (in&nbsp;%)
</td><td> United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006)
</td><td> 2006
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Women in Parliament|Women in Parliaments"]
</td><td> Seats held by women in a lower or single house or an upper house or senate, where relevant (% of total)
</td><td> United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006)
</td><td> 2006
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Human Development Index|Human Development Index"]
</td><td> A composite statistic measuring life expectancy, education and income per capita, used to rank countries by their level of human development. HDI values lie between 0 and 1, representing minimum and maximum possible levels of development
</td><td> International Human Development Indicators<ref><a href="http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/" alt="Human Development Index (HDI) - 2011 Rankings">Human Development Index (HDI) - 2011 Rankings</a></ref>
</td><td> 2011
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index|2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index"]
</td><td> A new composite measure of gender equality, based on the OECD’s Gender, Institutions and Development Database. The SIGI introduces 12 innovative indicators on social institutions, which are grouped into 5 categories: Family Code, Physical Integrity, Son Preference, Civil Liberties and Ownership Rights. <br />
</td><td> OECD.StatExtracts<ref><a href="http://genderindex.org/ranking" alt="SIGI Ranking 2012 - Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)">SIGI Ranking 2012 - Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)</a></ref>
</td><td> 2012
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Gender Inequality Index|Gender Inequality Index"]
</td><td> A composite measure reflecting inequality in achievements between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. It varies between zero (when women and men fare equally) and one (when men or women fare poorly compared to the other in all dimensions)<br />
</td><td> Human Development Report<ref>http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table4_reprint.pdf</ref>
</td><td> 2010
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Talk:Gender Equality Index|Talk:Gender Equality Index"]
</td><td> A composite indicator that ranks 157 countries by measuring women's relative economic activity, education and empowerment.
</td><td> SocialWatch.org<ref>http://www.socialwatch.org/node/11760</ref>
</td><td> 2009
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Women’s Economic Opportunity Index|Women’s Economic Opportunity Index"]
</td><td> A pilot effort to assess the laws, regulations, practices, and attitudes that affect women workers and entrepreneurs. It uses 26 indicators to evaluate every aspect of the economic and social value chain for women, from fertility to retirement.
</td><td> The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited<ref>http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=womens_economic_opportunity&page=noads&rf=0</ref>
</td><td> 2010
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<td> [Pagelink infos="wikigender.org:Variables Global Gender Gap|Global Gender Gap"]
</td><td> The Global Gender Gap Report’s index assesses 134 countries on how well they divide resources and opportunities amongst male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources.
</td><td> The World Economic Forum<ref>https://members.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2010.pdf</ref>
</td><td> 2010
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