What is the difference in women's political participation index between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?

0.011, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Women's Political Participation Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.888

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.877

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

110th

Zimbabwe rank

112th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.888 against 0.877 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1910s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1920s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1930s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1950s	0.086	0.113	0.027	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.1244	0.113	0.0114	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.3581	0.113	0.2451	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.4879	0.6099	0.122	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.6186	0.7018	0.0832	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.611	0.7799	0.1689	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.7642	0.9137	0.1495	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.839	0.9028	0.0638	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.888 against 0.877 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?: 0.011, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for women's political participation index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th 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.