Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Brazil or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 0.824 against 0.818 in Brazil as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Brazil and North Macedonia?

0.006, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Macedonia?

161 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.

Brazil vs North Macedonia: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Brazil

0.818

in 2025

North Macedonia

0.824

in 2025

Brazil rank

65th

North Macedonia rank

62nd

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Brazil
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.824 against 0.818 in Brazil, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 65th and North Macedonia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and North Macedonia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.106	0.049	0.057	Brazil
1790s	0.106	0.049	0.057	Brazil
1800s	0.106	0.049	0.057	Brazil
1810s	0.106	0.049	0.057	Brazil
1820s	0.111	0.049	0.062	Brazil
1900s	0.254	0.1247	0.1293	Brazil
1910s	0.251	0.2066	0.0444	Brazil
1920s	0.2616	0.2742	0.0126	North Macedonia
1930s	0.3445	0.271	0.0735	Brazil
1940s	0.3689	0.3081	0.0608	Brazil
1950s	0.4188	0.4953	0.0765	North Macedonia
1960s	0.3924	0.561	0.1686	North Macedonia
1970s	0.39	0.6124	0.2224	North Macedonia
1980s	0.5344	0.6565	0.1221	North Macedonia
1990s	0.7545	0.6303	0.1242	Brazil
2000s	0.8077	0.7928	0.0149	Brazil
2010s	0.7935	0.8443	0.0508	North Macedonia
2020s	0.7928	0.8277	0.0348	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Brazil or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 0.824 against 0.818 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Brazil and North Macedonia?: 0.006, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Macedonia?: 161 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and North Macedonia rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Brazil ranks 65th and North Macedonia ranks 62nd 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.