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

United States, at 0.961 against 0.958 in Israel as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Israel and United States?

0.003, with United States ahead.

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

98 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.

Israel vs United States: Women's Political Participation Index

Israel

0.958

in 2025

United States

0.961

in 2025

Israel rank

81st

United States rank

79th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Israel
United States

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Israel ranks 81st and United States ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.063	0.144	0.081	United States
1910s	0.083	0.144	0.061	United States
1940s	0.554	0.421	0.133	Israel
1950s	0.6288	0.4466	0.1822	Israel
1960s	0.6014	0.5516	0.0498	Israel
1970s	0.7	0.6119	0.0881	Israel
1980s	0.8303	0.7641	0.0662	Israel
1990s	0.8405	0.8893	0.0488	United States
2000s	0.8976	0.9338	0.0362	United States
2010s	0.956	0.9626	0.0066	United States
2020s	0.9698	0.979	0.0092	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Israel or United States?: United States, at 0.961 against 0.958 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Israel and United States?: 0.003, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and United States rank globally for women's political participation index?: Israel ranks 81st and United States 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: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.