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Afghanistan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Women's Political Participation Index

Afghanistan
0.057
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
0.083
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
173rd

Women's Political Participation Index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.083 against 0.057 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic'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 Syrian Arab Republic ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 18 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic
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 Syrian Arab Republic
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 Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 0.2021 0.2 0.0021 Afghanistan
1970s 0.1874 0.2472 0.0598 Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 0.2184 0.3361 0.1177 Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.1219 0.3708 0.2489 Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.5149 0.4153 0.0996 Afghanistan
2010s 0.8987 0.3679 0.5308 Afghanistan
2020s 0.2075 0.2245 0.017 Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Afghanistan or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.083 against 0.057 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.026, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic?
233 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for women's political participation index?
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Syrian Arab Republic 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

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