Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Barbados or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 0.896 against 0.895 in Barbados as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?

71 years are reported by both, from 1940 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.

Barbados vs Luxembourg: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Barbados

0.895

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.896

in 2025

Barbados rank

32nd

Luxembourg rank

30th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Barbados
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.896 against 0.895 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.4592	0.4488	0.0104	Barbados
1950s	0.625	0.748	0.123	Luxembourg
1960s	0.74	0.79	0.05	Luxembourg
1970s	0.7957	0.8036	0.0079	Luxembourg
1980s	0.8252	0.8276	0.0024	Luxembourg
1990s	0.841	0.8557	0.0147	Luxembourg
2000s	0.8551	0.8645	0.0094	Luxembourg
2010s	0.868	0.8769	0.0089	Luxembourg
2020s	0.8923	0.8927	0.0003	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Barbados or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 0.896 against 0.895 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Barbados and Luxembourg?: 0.001, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?: 71 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Luxembourg rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Barbados ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 30th 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.