Which has higher women's political participation index, Burundi or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 0.982 against 0.981 in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Burundi and Dominican Republic?

0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Dominican Republic?

110 years are reported by both, from 1916 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.

Burundi vs Dominican Republic: Women's Political Participation Index

Burundi

0.981

in 2025

Dominican Republic

0.982

in 2025

Burundi rank

59th

Dominican Republic rank

57th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Burundi
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.982 against 0.981 in Burundi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 59th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.406	0.221	0.185	Burundi
1920s	0.406	0.221	0.185	Burundi
1930s	0.406	0.221	0.185	Burundi
1940s	0.406	0.2512	0.1548	Burundi
1950s	0.406	0.2838	0.1222	Burundi
1960s	0.406	0.2868	0.1192	Burundi
1970s	0.4265	0.3363	0.0902	Burundi
1980s	0.5571	0.4492	0.1079	Burundi
1990s	0.6482	0.6051	0.0431	Burundi
2000s	0.89	0.8186	0.0714	Burundi
2010s	0.9654	0.8927	0.0727	Burundi
2020s	0.9727	0.9535	0.0192	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Burundi or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 0.982 against 0.981 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Burundi and Dominican Republic?: 0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Dominican Republic?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Dominican Republic rank globally for women's political participation index?: Burundi ranks 59th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th 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.