Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Bahrain or El Salvador?

El Salvador, at 0.587 against 0.568 in Bahrain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Bahrain vs El Salvador: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Bahrain

0.568

in 2025

El Salvador

0.587

in 2025

Bahrain rank

136th

El Salvador rank

133rd

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Bahrain
El Salvador

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.587 against 0.568 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bahrain ranks 136th and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.09	0.09	0	—
1910s	0.09	0.0954	0.0054	El Salvador
1920s	0.1542	0.0963	0.0579	Bahrain
1930s	0.203	0.0937	0.1093	Bahrain
1940s	0.203	0.127	0.076	Bahrain
1950s	0.223	0.141	0.082	Bahrain
1960s	0.238	0.1997	0.0383	Bahrain
1970s	0.2899	0.2298	0.0601	Bahrain
1980s	0.306	0.3434	0.0374	El Salvador
1990s	0.3234	0.5593	0.2359	El Salvador
2000s	0.407	0.6594	0.2524	El Salvador
2010s	0.4312	0.7476	0.3164	El Salvador
2020s	0.5442	0.6097	0.0655	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Bahrain or El Salvador?: El Salvador, at 0.587 against 0.568 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Bahrain and El Salvador?: 0.019, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and El Salvador rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Bahrain ranks 136th and El Salvador ranks 133rd 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.