Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of womens political empowerment. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
26.09 % change on previous year
Syrian Arab Republic
Lowest
-42.86 % change on previous year
Afghanistan
Median
-0.1264 % change on previous year
Years covered
236
1790–2025
Data points
25,714
What the numbers show
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 26.09 % change on previous year in Syrian Arab Republic; the lowest is -42.86 % change on previous year in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1264 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.6065 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,991.7%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 6,957.1%).
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 9.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 8.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 7.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 6.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,234.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 6.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 963.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 5.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,073.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,443.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,898.1% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 704.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 415.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritius | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 407.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Lesotho | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,991.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 303.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 596.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Seychelles | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 309.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,533.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 364.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,170.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.9506 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 0.9324 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.8717 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Italy | 0.7592 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.7584 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 0.6912 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 0.6515 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Singapore | 0.641 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 0.5666 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 293.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0.531 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 0.5181 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Canada | 0.4608 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.4592 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 312.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 0.4577 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 325.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 0.444 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 0.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Mexico | 0.3759 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Taiwan, China | 0.3333 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2882 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Haiti | 0.2488 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2442 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 0.2345 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2232 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.222 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 0.2165 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Comoros | 0.1802 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 0.1647 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Hong Kong, China | 0.125 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 212.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 0.1245 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 0.1092 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 0.1065 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Vatican | 0 % change on previous year | 1870 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | -0.1052 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Estonia | -0.1062 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | -0.1082 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | -0.1138 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | -0.1168 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.1185 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | -0.1264 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 153.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Guatemala | -0.1383 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | -0.2119 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | -0.2141 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 201.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | -0.3229 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 406.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | -0.3297 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Australia | -0.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea | -0.3745 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Croatia | -0.4362 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | -0.4938 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Denmark | -0.5214 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 224.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Indonesia | -0.5479 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.5688 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 356.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | -0.6803 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Luxembourg | -0.7752 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | -0.8879 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Iceland | -0.8979 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 726.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | -0.9009 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | -0.9585 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 398.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Liberia | -0.9627 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | -0.978 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Benin | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 111 | South Africa | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 361.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Israel | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Tunisia | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 143.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Somalia | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 174.4% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 165.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Honduras | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 148.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Madagascar | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 269.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Georgia | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 983.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Jamaica | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Argentina | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Brazil | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 521.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Peru | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 816.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Botswana | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Greece | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,715.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Togo | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 356.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Kuwait | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Zambia | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Türkiye | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.9% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 308.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Serbia | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,298.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 203.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Colombia | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 463.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Egypt | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Paraguay | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 213.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Ghana | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Cameroon | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 913.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Panama | -4.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Central African Republic | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 160 | United States of America | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,921.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Belarus | -4.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,657.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Eritrea | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Libya | -5.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 247.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,131.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Iraq | -5.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Yemen | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Portugal | -5.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 552.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritania | -6.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kazakhstan | -6.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 171 | South Sudan | -7.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Thailand | -8.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 244.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Uganda | -10.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 212.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Bangladesh | -11.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 327.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | -13.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Afghanistan | -42.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6,957.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of womens political empowerment. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of womens political empowerment. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.