Which has higher women's political participation index, Egypt or Liberia?

Liberia, at 0.857 against 0.841 in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Liberia?

152 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

Egypt vs Liberia: Women's Political Participation Index

Egypt

0.841

in 2025

Liberia

0.857

in 2025

Egypt rank

120th

Liberia rank

118th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Egypt
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.857 against 0.841 in Egypt, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 120th and Liberia ranks 118th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.183	0.084	0.099	Egypt
1830s	0.183	0.084	0.099	Egypt
1840s	0.183	0.084	0.099	Egypt
1900s	0.183	0.187	0.004	Liberia
1910s	0.1859	0.187	0.0011	Liberia
1920s	0.212	0.187	0.025	Egypt
1930s	0.212	0.187	0.025	Egypt
1940s	0.212	0.1898	0.0222	Egypt
1950s	0.193	0.201	0.008	Liberia
1960s	0.1985	0.201	0.0025	Liberia
1970s	0.2785	0.201	0.0775	Egypt
1980s	0.3633	0.4902	0.1269	Liberia
1990s	0.2794	0.6037	0.3243	Liberia
2000s	0.2719	0.8581	0.5862	Liberia
2010s	0.3445	0.9344	0.5899	Liberia
2020s	0.8077	0.8738	0.0662	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Egypt or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.857 against 0.841 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Egypt and Liberia?: 0.016, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Liberia?: 152 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Liberia rank globally for women's political participation index?: Egypt ranks 120th and Liberia ranks 118th 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.