Which has higher women's political participation index, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.363 against 0.327 in Eritrea as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?

0.036, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Women's Political Participation Index

Eritrea

0.327

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.363

in 2025

Eritrea rank

166th

Papua New Guinea rank

165th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Eritrea
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.363 against 0.327 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.036.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.113	0.143	0.03	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.113	0.143	0.03	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.113	0.143	0.03	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.113	0.143	0.03	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.185	0.143	0.042	Eritrea
1950s	0.196	0.143	0.053	Eritrea
1960s	0.196	0.143	0.053	Eritrea
1970s	0.217	0.2224	0.0054	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.231	0.2901	0.0591	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.5368	0.2821	0.2547	Eritrea
2000s	0.4318	0.2912	0.1406	Eritrea
2010s	0.2906	0.307	0.0164	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.3177	0.2953	0.0223	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.363 against 0.327 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?: 0.036, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women's political participation index?: Eritrea ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th 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.