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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan: Women's Political Participation Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.915
in 2025
Japan
0.912
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
98th
Japan rank
99th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Japan
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.915 against 0.912 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 98th and Japan ranks 99th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 20 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Japan Difference Ahead
1780s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1790s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1800s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1810s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1820s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1830s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1840s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1850s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1860s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1870s 0.058 0.047 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s 0.195 0.047 0.148 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 0.195 0.047 0.148 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 0.195 0.047 0.148 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 0.2628 0.2318 0.031 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 0.3941 0.516 0.1219 Japan
1960s 0.5208 0.5098 0.011 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 0.6302 0.5092 0.121 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 0.675 0.53 0.145 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 0.5803 0.6018 0.0215 Japan
2000s 0.7705 0.7385 0.032 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 0.8822 0.7631 0.1191 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.8973 0.7793 0.118 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Japan?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.915 against 0.912 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?
0.003, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?
195 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan rank globally for women's political participation index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 98th and Japan ranks 99th 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.