Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Egypt or Mauritania?

Egypt, at 0.547 against 0.541 in Mauritania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Egypt vs Mauritania: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Egypt

0.547

in 2025

Mauritania

0.541

in 2025

Egypt rank

142nd

Mauritania rank

144th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Egypt
Mauritania

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.547 against 0.541 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 144th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.198	0.119	0.079	Egypt
1910s	0.203	0.118	0.085	Egypt
1920s	0.233	0.118	0.115	Egypt
1930s	0.239	0.118	0.121	Egypt
1940s	0.243	0.1285	0.1145	Egypt
1950s	0.2685	0.1394	0.1291	Egypt
1960s	0.2839	0.312	0.0281	Mauritania
1970s	0.3153	0.3197	0.0044	Mauritania
1980s	0.3842	0.295	0.0892	Egypt
1990s	0.3771	0.4189	0.0418	Mauritania
2000s	0.3632	0.5066	0.1434	Mauritania
2010s	0.3578	0.6252	0.2674	Mauritania
2020s	0.531	0.6203	0.0893	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Egypt or Mauritania?: Egypt, at 0.547 against 0.541 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Egypt and Mauritania?: 0.006, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Egypt ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 144th 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.