Which has higher women's political participation index, Afghanistan or Syria?

Syria, at 0.083 against 0.057 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?

233 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 Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Syria: Women's Political Participation Index

Afghanistan

0.057

in 2025

Syria

0.083

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

176th

Syria rank

173rd

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Afghanistan
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.083 against 0.057 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 233 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and Syria ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 18 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1790s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1800s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1810s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1820s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1830s	0.08	0.1705	0.0905	Syria
1840s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1850s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1860s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1870s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1880s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1890s	0.08	0.058	0.022	Afghanistan
1900s	0.08	0.063	0.017	Afghanistan
1910s	0.08	0.082	0.002	Syria
1920s	0.131	0.042	0.089	Afghanistan
1930s	0.1134	0.042	0.0714	Afghanistan
1940s	0.12	0.0969	0.0231	Afghanistan
1950s	0.1359	0.1754	0.0395	Syria
1960s	0.2021	0.2	0.0021	Afghanistan
1970s	0.1874	0.2472	0.0598	Syria
1980s	0.2184	0.3361	0.1177	Syria
1990s	0.1219	0.3708	0.2489	Syria
2000s	0.5149	0.4153	0.0996	Afghanistan
2010s	0.8987	0.3679	0.5308	Afghanistan
2020s	0.2075	0.2245	0.017	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Afghanistan or Syria?: Syria, at 0.083 against 0.057 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Afghanistan and Syria?: 0.026, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?: 233 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for women's political participation index?: Afghanistan ranks 176th and Syria ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.