Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Malawi or Panama?

Malawi, at 0.755 against 0.742 in Panama as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Malawi vs Panama: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Malawi

0.755

in 2025

Panama

0.742

in 2025

Malawi rank

94th

Panama rank

96th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Malawi
Panama

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.755 against 0.742 in Panama, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Malawi ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.098	0.369	0.271	Panama
1910s	0.1004	0.371	0.2706	Panama
1920s	0.1018	0.392	0.2902	Panama
1930s	0.105	0.4203	0.3153	Panama
1940s	0.105	0.3926	0.2876	Panama
1950s	0.1068	0.452	0.3452	Panama
1960s	0.1901	0.4515	0.2614	Panama
1970s	0.2791	0.4544	0.1753	Panama
1980s	0.2877	0.443	0.1553	Panama
1990s	0.4798	0.71	0.2302	Panama
2000s	0.7291	0.7662	0.0371	Panama
2010s	0.7704	0.7737	0.0033	Panama
2020s	0.79	0.7797	0.0103	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Malawi or Panama?: Malawi, at 0.755 against 0.742 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Malawi and Panama?: 0.013, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Malawi ranks 94th and Panama ranks 96th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs Panama: Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-political-empowerment-index/malawi/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-political-empowerment-index/malawi/panama/">Malawi vs Panama: Women's Political Empowerment Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.