Which has higher women's political empowerment index, New Zealand or Slovenia?

Slovenia, at 0.94 against 0.937 in New Zealand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovenia?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

New Zealand vs Slovenia: Women's Political Empowerment Index

New Zealand

0.937

in 2025

Slovenia

0.94

in 2025

New Zealand rank

8th

Slovenia rank

7th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

New Zealand
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 0.94 against 0.937 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 7th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.633	0.275	0.358	New Zealand
1920s	0.6411	0.2742	0.3669	New Zealand
1930s	0.6584	0.271	0.3874	New Zealand
1940s	0.6749	0.3081	0.3668	New Zealand
1950s	0.6938	0.4953	0.1985	New Zealand
1960s	0.7198	0.561	0.1588	New Zealand
1970s	0.7859	0.6124	0.1735	New Zealand
1980s	0.8531	0.6627	0.1904	New Zealand
1990s	0.9128	0.8344	0.0784	New Zealand
2000s	0.9343	0.8674	0.0669	New Zealand
2010s	0.9358	0.9301	0.0057	New Zealand
2020s	0.9372	0.9305	0.0067	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, New Zealand or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 0.94 against 0.937 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between New Zealand and Slovenia?: 0.003, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovenia?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Slovenia rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: New Zealand ranks 8th and Slovenia ranks 7th 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.