What is the difference in women's political participation index between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?

0.019, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?

126 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Women's Political Participation Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.727

in 2025

India

0.708

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

140th

India rank

142nd

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
India

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.727 against 0.708 in India, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 140th and India ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and India in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.066	0.434	0.368	India
1910s	0.066	0.434	0.368	India
1920s	0.223	0.434	0.211	India
1930s	0.232	0.434	0.202	India
1940s	0.313	0.4894	0.1764	India
1950s	0.313	0.7274	0.4144	India
1960s	0.475	0.7701	0.2951	India
1970s	0.5557	0.7491	0.1934	India
1980s	0.5732	0.7845	0.2113	India
1990s	0.5748	0.8034	0.2286	India
2000s	0.6802	0.8213	0.1411	India
2010s	0.75	0.7959	0.0459	India
2020s	0.7907	0.7877	0.003	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.727 against 0.708 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 0.019, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for women's political participation index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 140th and India ranks 142nd 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.