As it stands it would take 170 years to eradicate the disparity in pay and employment opportunities for men and women.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked 145 countries against a range of criteria - including wage equality, number of women in parliament and life expectancy for both sexes with 0.0 being the lowest score and 1.0 being the highest.

But how does your country’s attitude to gender equality compare to the rest of the world?

Hover over the map to find out where in the world gender equality is closer to being a reality.