Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Ghana or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 0.768 against 0.767 in Ghana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?

122 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Ghana vs Timor-Leste: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Ghana

0.767

in 2025

Timor-Leste

0.768

in 2025

Ghana rank

91st

Timor-Leste rank

90th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Ghana
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.768 against 0.767 in Ghana, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 122 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 91st and Timor-Leste ranks 90th of 176 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.273	0.081	0.192	Ghana
1910s	0.273	0.0838	0.1892	Ghana
1920s	0.275	0.0842	0.1908	Ghana
1930s	0.275	0.083	0.192	Ghana
1940s	0.2859	0.081	0.2049	Ghana
1950s	0.3537	0.089	0.2647	Ghana
1960s	0.4976	0.096	0.4016	Ghana
1970s	0.4587	0.1564	0.3022	Ghana
1980s	0.4789	0.1944	0.2845	Ghana
1990s	0.6851	0.217	0.4681	Ghana
2000s	0.7927	0.6992	0.0934	Ghana
2010s	0.7943	0.7511	0.0432	Ghana
2020s	0.7973	0.7527	0.0447	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Ghana or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 0.768 against 0.767 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Ghana and Timor-Leste?: 0.001, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Timor-Leste rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Ghana ranks 91st and Timor-Leste ranks 90th 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.