Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Israel or Serbia?

Serbia, at 0.864 against 0.862 in Israel as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Serbia?

167 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.

Israel vs Serbia: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Israel

0.862

in 2025

Serbia

0.864

in 2025

Israel rank

48th

Serbia rank

47th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Israel
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.864 against 0.862 in Israel, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.

Israel ranks 48th and Serbia ranks 47th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 8 and Serbia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.049	0.049	0	—
1790s	0.049	0.049	0	—
1800s	0.049	0.1168	0.0678	Serbia
1810s	0.049	0.1872	0.1382	Serbia
1820s	0.049	0.235	0.186	Serbia
1830s	0.0583	0.2625	0.2042	Serbia
1840s	0.088	0.293	0.205	Serbia
1850s	0.088	0.293	0.205	Serbia
1900s	0.1247	0.2702	0.1455	Serbia
1910s	0.1667	0.2478	0.0811	Serbia
1940s	0.6745	0.429	0.2455	Israel
1950s	0.6967	0.4953	0.2014	Israel
1960s	0.7091	0.561	0.1481	Israel
1970s	0.778	0.6124	0.1656	Israel
1980s	0.8268	0.6565	0.1703	Israel
1990s	0.8379	0.6715	0.1664	Israel
2000s	0.855	0.7972	0.0578	Israel
2010s	0.8724	0.8496	0.0228	Israel
2020s	0.8738	0.8778	0.004	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Israel or Serbia?: Serbia, at 0.864 against 0.862 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Israel and Serbia?: 0.002, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Serbia?: 167 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Israel and Serbia rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Israel ranks 48th and Serbia ranks 47th 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.