Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Belarus or India?

India, at 0.658 against 0.657 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and India?

219 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Belarus vs India: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Belarus

0.657

in 2025

India

0.658

in 2025

Belarus rank

121st

India rank

120th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Belarus
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.658 against 0.657 in Belarus, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1795 it was India ahead.

Belarus ranks 121st and India ranks 120th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and India in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	India	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.158	0.165	0.007	India
1800s	0.1589	0.165	0.0061	India
1810s	0.159	0.1656	0.0066	India
1820s	0.1558	0.168	0.0122	India
1830s	0.151	0.168	0.017	India
1840s	0.1532	0.168	0.0148	India
1850s	0.172	0.1752	0.0032	India
1860s	0.1915	0.194	0.0025	India
1870s	0.2118	0.2141	0.0023	India
1880s	0.2154	0.243	0.0276	India
1890s	0.2258	0.243	0.0172	India
1900s	0.2372	0.235	0.0022	Belarus
1910s	0.2657	0.237	0.0287	Belarus
1920s	0.2904	0.237	0.0534	Belarus
1930s	0.2298	0.2362	0.0065	India
1940s	0.3382	0.3583	0.02	India
1950s	0.4054	0.4801	0.0747	India
1960s	0.4749	0.5055	0.0306	India
1970s	0.4816	0.5082	0.0266	India
1980s	0.4991	0.5478	0.0487	India
1990s	0.7329	0.6223	0.1106	Belarus
2000s	0.817	0.6709	0.1461	Belarus
2010s	0.8466	0.6569	0.1897	Belarus
2020s	0.7078	0.6497	0.0582	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Belarus or India?: India, at 0.658 against 0.657 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Belarus and India?: 0.001, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and India?: 219 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and India rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Belarus ranks 121st and India ranks 120th 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.