Which has higher women's political participation index, Algeria or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 0.694 against 0.657 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Algeria and Russian Federation?

0.037, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Russian Federation?

114 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Algeria vs Russian Federation: Women's Political Participation Index

Algeria

0.657

in 2025

Russian Federation

0.694

in 2025

Algeria rank

146th

Russian Federation rank

145th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Algeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.694 against 0.657 in Algeria, a difference of 0.037.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Algeria ranks 146th and Russian Federation ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.065	0.18	0.115	Russian Federation
1910s	0.065	0.2526	0.1876	Russian Federation
1920s	0.065	0.4331	0.3681	Russian Federation
1930s	0.065	0.326	0.261	Russian Federation
1940s	0.065	0.654	0.589	Russian Federation
1950s	0.065	0.7682	0.7032	Russian Federation
1960s	0.3698	0.8612	0.4914	Russian Federation
1970s	0.4571	0.901	0.4439	Russian Federation
1980s	0.4846	0.8963	0.4117	Russian Federation
1990s	0.4967	0.584	0.0873	Russian Federation
2000s	0.5582	0.6444	0.0862	Russian Federation
2010s	0.8759	0.7098	0.1661	Algeria
2020s	0.6842	0.7085	0.0243	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Algeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 0.694 against 0.657 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Algeria and Russian Federation?: 0.037, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Russian Federation?: 114 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Russian Federation rank globally for women's political participation index?: Algeria ranks 146th and Russian Federation ranks 145th 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: 28 August 2026

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