Which has higher women's political participation index, Libya or Russian Federation?

Libya, at 0.7 against 0.694 in Russian Federation as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Russian Federation?

143 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.

Libya vs Russian Federation: Women's Political Participation Index

Libya

0.7

in 2025

Russian Federation

0.694

in 2025

Libya rank

143rd

Russian Federation rank

145th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Libya
Russian Federation

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.7 against 0.694 in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 143 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Libya ranks 143rd and Russian Federation ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1790s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1800s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1810s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1820s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1830s	0.123	0.158	0.035	Russian Federation
1910s	0.086	0.2582	0.1722	Russian Federation
1920s	0.086	0.4331	0.3471	Russian Federation
1930s	0.086	0.326	0.24	Russian Federation
1950s	0.097	0.7758	0.6788	Russian Federation
1960s	0.1018	0.8612	0.7594	Russian Federation
1970s	0.145	0.901	0.756	Russian Federation
1980s	0.145	0.8963	0.7513	Russian Federation
1990s	0.145	0.584	0.439	Russian Federation
2000s	0.1935	0.6444	0.4509	Russian Federation
2010s	0.5088	0.7098	0.201	Russian Federation
2020s	0.6515	0.7085	0.057	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Libya or Russian Federation?: Libya, at 0.7 against 0.694 in Russian Federation as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Libya and Russian Federation?: 0.006, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Russian Federation?: 143 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Libya and Russian Federation rank globally for women's political participation index?: Libya ranks 143rd and Russian Federation ranks 145th 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.