What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Dominican Republic and Liberia?

0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Liberia?

128 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

Dominican Republic vs Liberia: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Dominican Republic

0.825

in 2025

Liberia

0.823

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

61st

Liberia rank

63rd

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Dominican Republic
Liberia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.825 against 0.823 in Liberia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Liberia ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.1545	0.275	0.1205	Liberia
1900s	0.306	0.27	0.036	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.2996	0.27	0.0296	Dominican Republic
1920s	0.2935	0.27	0.0235	Dominican Republic
1930s	0.261	0.2637	0.0027	Liberia
1940s	0.2995	0.2876	0.0119	Dominican Republic
1950s	0.3328	0.3218	0.011	Dominican Republic
1960s	0.4215	0.321	0.1005	Dominican Republic
1970s	0.5125	0.3523	0.1602	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.6196	0.4631	0.1565	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.6888	0.5175	0.1713	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.7702	0.7091	0.0611	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.8019	0.8424	0.0405	Liberia
2020s	0.8302	0.8252	0.005	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Dominican Republic or Liberia?: Dominican Republic, at 0.825 against 0.823 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Dominican Republic and Liberia?: 0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Liberia?: 128 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Liberia rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Liberia ranks 63rd 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.