Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Australia or Netherlands?

Australia, at 0.906 against 0.903 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?

149 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Netherlands: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Australia

0.906

in 2025

Netherlands

0.903

in 2025

Australia rank

25th

Netherlands rank

27th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Australia
Netherlands

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.906 against 0.903 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.234	0.282	0.048	Netherlands
1790s	0.2365	0.282	0.0455	Netherlands
1800s	0.239	0.282	0.043	Netherlands
1810s	0.239	0.2447	0.0057	Netherlands
1900s	0.4257	0.349	0.0767	Australia
1910s	0.4225	0.3588	0.0637	Australia
1920s	0.4424	0.4759	0.0335	Netherlands
1930s	0.4741	0.4763	0.0022	Netherlands
1940s	0.4959	0.4592	0.0367	Australia
1950s	0.5731	0.5725	0.0006	Australia
1960s	0.6198	0.67	0.0502	Netherlands
1970s	0.7601	0.8031	0.043	Netherlands
1980s	0.8263	0.8668	0.0405	Netherlands
1990s	0.9001	0.9178	0.0177	Netherlands
2000s	0.9277	0.9236	0.0041	Australia
2010s	0.928	0.9047	0.0233	Australia
2020s	0.9103	0.8892	0.0212	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Australia or Netherlands?: Australia, at 0.906 against 0.903 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Australia and Netherlands?: 0.003, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?: 149 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Australia ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.