Which has higher women's political participation index, Israel or Romania?

Romania, at 0.961 against 0.958 in Israel as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?

171 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Israel vs Romania: Women's Political Participation Index

Israel

0.958

in 2025

Romania

0.961

in 2025

Israel rank

81st

Romania rank

79th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Israel
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.961 against 0.958 in Israel, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 81st and Romania ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1790s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1800s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1810s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1820s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1830s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1840s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1850s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1860s	0.058	0.055	0.003	Israel
1900s	0.063	0.055	0.008	Israel
1910s	0.083	0.055	0.028	Israel
1940s	0.554	0.83	0.276	Romania
1950s	0.6288	0.899	0.2702	Romania
1960s	0.6014	0.9137	0.3123	Romania
1970s	0.7	0.9085	0.2085	Romania
1980s	0.8303	0.989	0.1587	Romania
1990s	0.8405	0.728	0.1125	Israel
2000s	0.8976	0.8163	0.0813	Israel
2010s	0.956	0.8656	0.0904	Israel
2020s	0.9698	0.9263	0.0435	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Israel or Romania?: Romania, at 0.961 against 0.958 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Israel and Romania?: 0.003, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Israel and Romania rank globally for women's political participation index?: Israel ranks 81st and Romania ranks 79th 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.