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Key features of women's political empowerment in Canada

Canada: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.872 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.872
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.906
in 2011
All-time low
0.368
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Canada stood at 0.872.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Canada peaked at 0.906 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.368, in 1900.

Canada ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.368 —
1901 0.368 +0.0%
1902 0.368 +0.0%
1903 0.368 +0.0%
1904 0.368 +0.0%
1905 0.368 +0.0%
1906 0.368 +0.0%
1907 0.368 +0.0%
1908 0.371 +0.8%
1909 0.371 +0.0%
1910 0.371 +0.0%
1911 0.373 +0.5%
1912 0.373 +0.0%
1913 0.373 +0.0%
1914 0.373 +0.0%
1915 0.373 +0.0%
1916 0.377 +1.1%
1917 0.419 +11.1%
1918 0.422 +0.7%
1919 0.475 +12.6%
1920 0.475 +0.0%
1921 0.477 +0.4%
1922 0.477 +0.0%
1923 0.477 +0.0%
1924 0.491 +2.9%
1925 0.491 +0.0%
1926 0.513 +4.5%
1927 0.513 +0.0%
1928 0.513 +0.0%
1929 0.516 +0.6%
1930 0.497 -3.7%
1931 0.495 -0.4%
1932 0.495 +0.0%
1933 0.495 +0.0%
1934 0.527 +6.5%
1935 0.529 +0.4%
1936 0.529 +0.0%
1937 0.529 +0.0%
1938 0.529 +0.0%
1939 0.529 +0.0%
1940 0.532 +0.6%
1941 0.624 +17.3%
1942 0.624 +0.0%
1943 0.624 +0.0%
1944 0.624 +0.0%
1945 0.624 +0.0%
1946 0.622 -0.3%
1947 0.624 +0.3%
1948 0.624 +0.0%
1949 0.624 +0.0%
1950 0.631 +1.1%
1951 0.631 +0.0%
1952 0.631 +0.0%
1953 0.638 +1.1%
1954 0.638 +0.0%
1955 0.638 +0.0%
1956 0.637 -0.2%
1957 0.647 +1.6%
1958 0.654 +1.1%
1959 0.654 +0.0%
1960 0.674 +3.1%
1961 0.693 +2.8%
1962 0.693 +0.0%
1963 0.711 +2.6%
1964 0.711 +0.0%
1965 0.742 +4.4%
1966 0.742 +0.0%
1967 0.751 +1.2%
1968 0.744 -0.9%
1969 0.744 +0.0%
1970 0.742 -0.3%
1971 0.742 +0.0%
1972 0.754 +1.6%
1973 0.765 +1.5%
1974 0.773 +1.0%
1975 0.783 +1.3%
1976 0.8 +2.2%
1977 0.8 +0.0%
1978 0.8 +0.0%
1979 0.8 +0.0%
1980 0.812 +1.5%
1981 0.813 +0.1%
1982 0.837 +3.0%
1983 0.846 +1.1%
1984 0.87 +2.8%
1985 0.87 +0.0%
1986 0.87 +0.0%
1987 0.87 +0.0%
1988 0.879 +1.0%
1989 0.879 +0.0%
1990 0.879 +0.0%
1991 0.879 +0.0%
1992 0.88 +0.1%
1993 0.889 +1.0%
1994 0.893 +0.4%
1995 0.893 +0.0%
1996 0.893 +0.0%
1997 0.896 +0.3%
1998 0.897 +0.1%
1999 0.897 +0.0%
2000 0.897 +0.0%
2001 0.897 +0.0%
2002 0.897 +0.0%
2003 0.897 +0.0%
2004 0.898 +0.1%
2005 0.898 +0.0%
2006 0.903 +0.6%
2007 0.899 -0.4%
2008 0.899 +0.0%
2009 0.901 +0.2%
2010 0.904 +0.3%
2011 0.906 +0.2%
2012 0.903 -0.3%
2013 0.896 -0.8%
2014 0.897 +0.1%
2015 0.902 +0.6%
2016 0.903 +0.1%
2017 0.895 -0.9%
2018 0.892 -0.3%
2019 0.899 +0.8%
2020 0.879 -2.2%
2021 0.9 +2.4%
2022 0.858 -4.7%
2023 0.867 +1.0%
2024 0.868 +0.1%
2025 0.872 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.3686 0.368 0.371 10
1910s 0.3929 0.371 0.475 10
1920s 0.4943 0.475 0.516 10
1930s 0.5154 0.495 0.529 10
1940s 0.6146 0.532 0.624 10
1950s 0.6399 0.631 0.654 10
1960s 0.7205 0.674 0.751 10
1970s 0.7759 0.742 0.8 10
1980s 0.8546 0.812 0.879 10
1990s 0.8896 0.879 0.897 10
2000s 0.8986 0.897 0.903 10
2010s 0.8997 0.892 0.906 10
2020s 0.874 0.858 0.9 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 41 Armenia 0.875 compare
  2. 41 Uruguay 0.875 compare
  3. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.874 compare
  4. 44 Romania 0.872 compare
  5. 46 Montenegro 0.866 compare
  6. 47 Serbia 0.864 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Canada?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Canada was 0.872 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2011.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.368 in 1900.
How does Canada rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Canada ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.