Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Gabon or Hong Kong, China?

Hong Kong, China, at 0.801 against 0.798 in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Gabon and Hong Kong, China?

0.003, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Hong Kong, China?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 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.

Gabon vs Hong Kong, China: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Gabon

0.798

in 2025

Hong Kong, China

0.801

in 2025

Gabon rank

80th

Hong Kong, China rank

77th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Gabon
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.801 against 0.798 in Gabon, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Gabon ranks 80th and Hong Kong, China ranks 77th of 176 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.061	0.482	0.421	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.061	0.482	0.421	Hong Kong, China
1930s	0.0651	0.482	0.4169	Hong Kong, China
1940s	0.0746	0.5038	0.4292	Hong Kong, China
1950s	0.1316	0.586	0.4544	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.3125	0.6151	0.3026	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.3391	0.713	0.3739	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.4076	0.8301	0.4225	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.5983	0.902	0.3037	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.6768	0.9103	0.2335	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.738	0.8952	0.1572	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.779	0.8078	0.0288	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Gabon or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.801 against 0.798 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Gabon and Hong Kong, China?: 0.003, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Hong Kong, China?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Hong Kong, China rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Gabon ranks 80th and Hong Kong, China ranks 77th 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.