What is the difference in women's political participation index between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?

0.002, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Women's Political Participation Index

Côte d'Ivoire

0.782

in 2025

Madagascar

0.78

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire rank

131st

Madagascar rank

132nd

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Madagascar

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.782 against 0.78 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.176	0.13	0.046	Côte d'Ivoire
1910s	0.176	0.13	0.046	Côte d'Ivoire
1920s	0.176	0.13	0.046	Côte d'Ivoire
1930s	0.1604	0.13	0.0304	Côte d'Ivoire
1940s	0.137	0.13	0.007	Côte d'Ivoire
1950s	0.137	0.13	0.007	Côte d'Ivoire
1960s	0.3691	0.4126	0.0435	Madagascar
1970s	0.4539	0.4399	0.014	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	0.467	0.5254	0.0584	Madagascar
1990s	0.5975	0.564	0.0335	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	0.7284	0.6241	0.1043	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	0.7484	0.8828	0.1344	Madagascar
2020s	0.7807	0.8253	0.0447	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.782 against 0.78 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?: 0.002, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for women's political participation index?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 132nd 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.