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Key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan

Bhutan: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.675 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.675
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
116th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.799
in 2018
All-time low
0.253
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan is 0.675, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan peaked at 0.799 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.253, in 1900.

Bhutan ranks 116th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.253 —
1901 0.253 +0.0%
1902 0.253 +0.0%
1903 0.253 +0.0%
1904 0.253 +0.0%
1905 0.253 +0.0%
1906 0.253 +0.0%
1907 0.281 +11.1%
1908 0.293 +4.3%
1909 0.293 +0.0%
1910 0.293 +0.0%
1911 0.293 +0.0%
1912 0.293 +0.0%
1913 0.293 +0.0%
1914 0.293 +0.0%
1915 0.293 +0.0%
1916 0.293 +0.0%
1917 0.293 +0.0%
1918 0.293 +0.0%
1919 0.293 +0.0%
1920 0.293 +0.0%
1921 0.293 +0.0%
1922 0.293 +0.0%
1923 0.293 +0.0%
1924 0.293 +0.0%
1925 0.293 +0.0%
1926 0.293 +0.0%
1927 0.293 +0.0%
1928 0.293 +0.0%
1929 0.293 +0.0%
1930 0.293 +0.0%
1931 0.293 +0.0%
1932 0.293 +0.0%
1933 0.293 +0.0%
1934 0.293 +0.0%
1935 0.293 +0.0%
1936 0.293 +0.0%
1937 0.293 +0.0%
1938 0.293 +0.0%
1939 0.293 +0.0%
1940 0.293 +0.0%
1941 0.293 +0.0%
1942 0.293 +0.0%
1943 0.293 +0.0%
1944 0.293 +0.0%
1945 0.293 +0.0%
1946 0.293 +0.0%
1947 0.293 +0.0%
1948 0.293 +0.0%
1949 0.293 +0.0%
1950 0.31 +5.8%
1951 0.31 +0.0%
1952 0.315 +1.6%
1953 0.334 +6.0%
1954 0.356 +6.6%
1955 0.361 +1.4%
1956 0.367 +1.7%
1957 0.381 +3.8%
1958 0.393 +3.1%
1959 0.393 +0.0%
1960 0.422 +7.4%
1961 0.422 +0.0%
1962 0.422 +0.0%
1963 0.422 +0.0%
1964 0.422 +0.0%
1965 0.426 +0.9%
1966 0.45 +5.6%
1967 0.45 +0.0%
1968 0.464 +3.1%
1969 0.464 +0.0%
1970 0.455 -1.9%
1971 0.455 +0.0%
1972 0.464 +2.0%
1973 0.464 +0.0%
1974 0.464 +0.0%
1975 0.471 +1.5%
1976 0.471 +0.0%
1977 0.471 +0.0%
1978 0.471 +0.0%
1979 0.471 +0.0%
1980 0.48 +1.9%
1981 0.519 +8.1%
1982 0.519 +0.0%
1983 0.519 +0.0%
1984 0.519 +0.0%
1985 0.515 -0.8%
1986 0.518 +0.6%
1987 0.518 +0.0%
1988 0.518 +0.0%
1989 0.541 +4.4%
1990 0.541 +0.0%
1991 0.528 -2.4%
1992 0.528 +0.0%
1993 0.527 -0.2%
1994 0.523 -0.8%
1995 0.527 +0.8%
1996 0.549 +4.2%
1997 0.561 +2.2%
1998 0.56 -0.2%
1999 0.585 +4.5%
2000 0.635 +8.5%
2001 0.66 +3.9%
2002 0.66 +0.0%
2003 0.668 +1.2%
2004 0.666 -0.3%
2005 0.666 +0.0%
2006 0.625 -6.2%
2007 0.622 -0.5%
2008 0.721 +15.9%
2009 0.726 +0.7%
2010 0.734 +1.1%
2011 0.734 +0.0%
2012 0.734 +0.0%
2013 0.741 +1.0%
2014 0.753 +1.6%
2015 0.753 +0.0%
2016 0.761 +1.1%
2017 0.767 +0.8%
2018 0.799 +4.2%
2019 0.773 -3.3%
2020 0.779 +0.8%
2021 0.786 +0.9%
2022 0.783 -0.4%
2023 0.76 -2.9%
2024 0.707 -7.0%
2025 0.675 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.2638 0.253 0.293 10
1910s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1920s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1930s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1940s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1950s 0.352 0.31 0.393 10
1960s 0.4364 0.422 0.464 10
1970s 0.4657 0.455 0.471 10
1980s 0.5166 0.48 0.541 10
1990s 0.5429 0.523 0.585 10
2000s 0.6649 0.622 0.726 10
2010s 0.7549 0.734 0.799 10
2020s 0.7483 0.675 0.786 6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 113 Ethiopia 0.691 compare
  2. 114 Thailand 0.688 compare
  3. 115 Kazakhstan 0.682 compare
  4. 116 Solomon Islands 0.675 compare
  5. 118 Jordan 0.669 compare
  6. 118 Paraguay 0.669 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Bhutan was 0.675 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2018.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.253 in 1900.
How does Bhutan rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Bhutan ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.