W.E.F. 2012 Global Gender Gap Report

The gap is the disparity between various measures of well-being, opportunity, and equality between females and males. A large gap means there is a large disparity between the same measurement when applied to females vs. males.

Here are the countries which ranked last in the composite score, in descending order (first is worst):

Yemen
Pakistan
Chad
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Mali
Iran
Egypt
Oman
Turkey
Nepal
Lebanon
Jordan
Algeria
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Benin
Guatemala
Qatar
Zambia
Fiji
Cameroon
Bahrain
Nigeria
Kuwait
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
Suriname
India
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Belize
Japan
Malaysia
Azerbaijan
Mauritius
Indonesia
…

and for the category “Health & Survival”. Some countries rank very highly here because in some cultures female infants are killed in favor of males:

Azerbaijan
India
Albania
China
Armenia
Vietnam
Georgia
Trinidad and Tobago
Qatar
Zambia
Macedonia
Botswana
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Nigeria
…

Curious? Want to read about how the rankings were made and find out more details? See The Global Gender Gap Report 2012