Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled by country
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
0.954
Denmark
Lowest
0.028
Afghanistan
Median
0.771
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
26,097
What the numbers show
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 0.954 in Denmark; the lowest is 0.028 in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.771, and the mean is 0.7126.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 82.9%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 94.2%).
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.954 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 0.952 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 0.95 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 0.943 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 0.942 | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Estonia | 0.941 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovenia | 0.94 | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0.937 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 0.932 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0.93 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 0.93 | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 0.929 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 0.929 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Jamaica | 0.929 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 0.927 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.926 | 2025 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 0.926 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 0.923 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 0.917 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 0.913 | 2025 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.913 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Seychelles | 0.908 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0.907 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0.907 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 0.906 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 0.905 | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Netherlands | 0.903 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Taiwan | 0.903 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 0.898 | 2025 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 0.896 | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 0.896 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Barbados | 0.895 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 0.893 | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0.888 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 0.883 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 0.882 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 0.878 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 0.878 | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.878 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Suriname | 0.877 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.875 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 0.875 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.874 | 2025 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 0.872 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 0.872 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 0.866 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.864 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 0.862 | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0.856 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 0.855 | 2025 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Namibia | 0.855 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Senegal | 0.855 | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Japan | 0.844 | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.843 | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.84 | 2025 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.838 | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 57 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.834 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Argentina | 0.832 | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 0.83 | 2025 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 60 | United States | 0.829 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.825 | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 0.824 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Liberia | 0.823 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.821 | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Brazil | 0.818 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 0.818 | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Georgia | 0.816 | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritius | 0.814 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 69 | Gambia | 0.813 | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.811 | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Guyana | 0.81 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.81 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 73 | Lesotho | 0.809 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 0.808 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.806 | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.804 | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 0.801 | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.801 | 2025 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 0.801 | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 0.798 | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.792 | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Zambia | 0.791 | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 0.79 | 2025 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Honduras | 0.789 | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0.785 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 0.777 | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 0.775 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 88 | Malaysia | 0.772 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 0.77 | 2025 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 0.768 | 2025 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.767 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.765 | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Cameroon | 0.76 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.755 | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.748 | 2025 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 0.742 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 0.742 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.733 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 99 | Nigeria | 0.732 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 0.727 | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 0.726 | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Mozambique | 0.725 | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Guatemala | 0.722 | 2025 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 0.715 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 105 | Morocco | 0.712 | 2025 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.71 | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Niger | 0.709 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Mali | 0.706 | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Madagascar | 0.704 | 2025 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 0.699 | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.696 | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 0.692 | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 0.691 | 2025 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | 0.688 | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 0.682 | 2025 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | 0.675 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 0.675 | 2025 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 118 | Jordan | 0.669 | 2025 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Paraguay | 0.669 | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 120 | India | 0.658 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Belarus | 0.657 | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 0.653 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 0.649 | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | 0.644 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.643 | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | 0.636 | 2025 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | 0.626 | 2025 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Algeria | 0.625 | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Chad | 0.625 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.614 | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | 0.608 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 0.602 | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 133 | China | 0.587 | 2025 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 133 | El Salvador | 0.587 | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0.584 | 2025 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahrain | 0.568 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 137 | Türkiye | 0.558 | 2025 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 0.556 | 2025 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros | 0.556 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 140 | Iraq | 0.555 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.55 | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Egypt | 0.547 | 2025 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 0.546 | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 0.541 | 2025 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 0.537 | 2025 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Cambodia | 0.534 | 2025 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea | 0.532 | 2025 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.532 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 0.531 | 2025 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Pakistan | 0.524 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.508 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.502 | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 0.48 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 154 | South Sudan | 0.476 | 2025 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Congo | 0.466 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.449 | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 0.437 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 0.431 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 159 | Libya | 0.412 | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Haiti | 0.403 | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 0.391 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 162 | Qatar | 0.388 | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Kuwait | 0.357 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 163 | Oman | 0.357 | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0.347 | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Somalia | 0.337 | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Myanmar | 0.33 | 2025 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 168 | Iran | 0.32 | 2025 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 169 | North Korea | 0.29 | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Syria | 0.29 | 2025 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Palestine, State of | 0.247 | 1948 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Sudan | 0.219 | 2025 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.161 | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0.151 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 175 | Vatican | 0.067 | 1870 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 0.028 | 2025 | down 94.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.