What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil?

0.003, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil?

142 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Brazil: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.821

in 2025

Brazil

0.818

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

64th

Brazil rank

65th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.821 against 0.818 in Brazil, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th and Brazil ranks 65th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 8 and Brazil in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.049	0.106	0.057	Brazil
1790s	0.049	0.106	0.057	Brazil
1800s	0.049	0.106	0.057	Brazil
1810s	0.049	0.106	0.057	Brazil
1820s	0.049	0.111	0.062	Brazil
1910s	0.275	0.249	0.026	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.2742	0.2616	0.0126	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.271	0.3445	0.0735	Brazil
1940s	0.3081	0.3689	0.0608	Brazil
1950s	0.4953	0.4188	0.0765	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.561	0.3924	0.1686	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	0.6124	0.39	0.2224	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.6565	0.5344	0.1221	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.5682	0.7545	0.1863	Brazil
2000s	0.7704	0.8077	0.0373	Brazil
2010s	0.8268	0.7935	0.0333	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.8168	0.7928	0.024	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Brazil?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.821 against 0.818 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil?: 0.003, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil?: 142 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th and Brazil ranks 65th 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.