Which has higher women's political participation index, Italy or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.995 against 0.994 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?

159 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Taiwan: Women's Political Participation Index

Italy

0.994

in 2025

Taiwan

0.995

in 2025

Italy rank

32nd

Taiwan rank

29th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Italy
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.995 against 0.994 in Italy, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Taiwan ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.091	0.197	0.106	Taiwan
1820s	0.091	0.197	0.106	Taiwan
1830s	0.091	0.197	0.106	Taiwan
1840s	0.091	0.197	0.106	Taiwan
1900s	0.047	0.176	0.129	Taiwan
1910s	0.0555	0.176	0.1205	Taiwan
1920s	0.1	0.176	0.076	Taiwan
1930s	0.1	0.176	0.076	Taiwan
1940s	0.2577	0.2219	0.0358	Italy
1950s	0.5533	0.4926	0.0607	Italy
1960s	0.568	0.5037	0.0643	Italy
1970s	0.7505	0.5863	0.1642	Italy
1980s	0.846	0.6753	0.1707	Italy
1990s	0.9135	0.8235	0.09	Italy
2000s	0.9344	0.9591	0.0247	Taiwan
2010s	0.9914	0.9917	0.0003	Taiwan
2020s	0.995	0.998	0.003	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Italy or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.995 against 0.994 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Italy and Taiwan?: 0.001, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?: 159 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for women's political participation index?: Italy ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 29th 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.