Which has higher women's political participation index, Japan or South Korea?

South Korea, at 0.918 against 0.912 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?

227 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.

Japan vs South Korea: Women's Political Participation Index

Japan

0.912

in 2025

South Korea

0.918

in 2025

Japan rank

99th

South Korea rank

96th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.918 against 0.912 in Japan, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 96th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and South Korea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1790s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1800s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1810s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1820s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1830s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1840s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1850s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1860s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1870s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1880s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1900s	0.047	0.043	0.004	Japan
1910s	0.047	0.1489	0.1019	South Korea
1920s	0.047	0.154	0.107	South Korea
1930s	0.047	0.154	0.107	South Korea
1940s	0.2318	0.2516	0.0198	South Korea
1950s	0.516	0.3636	0.1524	Japan
1960s	0.5098	0.3823	0.1275	Japan
1970s	0.5092	0.4355	0.0737	Japan
1980s	0.53	0.4456	0.0844	Japan
1990s	0.6018	0.6486	0.0468	South Korea
2000s	0.7385	0.8608	0.1223	South Korea
2010s	0.7631	0.8898	0.1267	South Korea
2020s	0.7793	0.9007	0.1213	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Japan or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.918 against 0.912 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Japan and South Korea?: 0.006, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?: 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for women's political participation index?: Japan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 96th 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.