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Key features of womens political empowerment in Congo

Congo: Key features of womens political empowerment was 0.466 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.466
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
155th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.466
in 2025
All-time low
0.143
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Key features of womens political empowerment in Congo, 1903–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5190319642025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of womens political empowerment in Congo is 0.466, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment in Congo peaked at 0.466 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1903.

That places Congo 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Key features of womens political empowerment in Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.143 —
1904 0.143 +0.0%
1905 0.143 +0.0%
1906 0.143 +0.0%
1907 0.143 +0.0%
1908 0.143 +0.0%
1909 0.143 +0.0%
1910 0.143 +0.0%
1911 0.143 +0.0%
1912 0.143 +0.0%
1913 0.143 +0.0%
1914 0.143 +0.0%
1915 0.143 +0.0%
1916 0.143 +0.0%
1917 0.143 +0.0%
1918 0.143 +0.0%
1919 0.143 +0.0%
1920 0.143 +0.0%
1921 0.143 +0.0%
1922 0.143 +0.0%
1923 0.143 +0.0%
1924 0.143 +0.0%
1925 0.143 +0.0%
1926 0.143 +0.0%
1927 0.143 +0.0%
1928 0.143 +0.0%
1929 0.143 +0.0%
1930 0.143 +0.0%
1931 0.143 +0.0%
1932 0.143 +0.0%
1933 0.143 +0.0%
1934 0.143 +0.0%
1935 0.143 +0.0%
1936 0.143 +0.0%
1937 0.143 +0.0%
1938 0.143 +0.0%
1939 0.143 +0.0%
1940 0.143 +0.0%
1941 0.143 +0.0%
1942 0.143 +0.0%
1943 0.143 +0.0%
1944 0.143 +0.0%
1945 0.143 +0.0%
1946 0.144 +0.7%
1947 0.144 +0.0%
1948 0.144 +0.0%
1949 0.144 +0.0%
1950 0.144 +0.0%
1951 0.144 +0.0%
1952 0.144 +0.0%
1953 0.144 +0.0%
1954 0.144 +0.0%
1955 0.144 +0.0%
1956 0.144 +0.0%
1957 0.144 +0.0%
1958 0.144 +0.0%
1959 0.144 +0.0%
1960 0.271 +88.2%
1961 0.271 +0.0%
1962 0.271 +0.0%
1963 0.3 +10.7%
1964 0.263 -12.3%
1965 0.263 +0.0%
1966 0.263 +0.0%
1967 0.263 +0.0%
1968 0.225 -14.4%
1969 0.203 -9.8%
1970 0.203 +0.0%
1971 0.203 +0.0%
1972 0.203 +0.0%
1973 0.204 +0.5%
1974 0.242 +18.6%
1975 0.242 +0.0%
1976 0.242 +0.0%
1977 0.205 -15.3%
1978 0.205 +0.0%
1979 0.205 +0.0%
1980 0.251 +22.4%
1981 0.247 -1.6%
1982 0.247 +0.0%
1983 0.247 +0.0%
1984 0.263 +6.5%
1985 0.263 +0.0%
1986 0.263 +0.0%
1987 0.263 +0.0%
1988 0.268 +1.9%
1989 0.296 +10.4%
1990 0.299 +1.0%
1991 0.348 +16.4%
1992 0.318 -8.6%
1993 0.318 +0.0%
1994 0.318 +0.0%
1995 0.318 +0.0%
1996 0.318 +0.0%
1997 0.272 -14.5%
1998 0.265 -2.6%
1999 0.321 +21.1%
2000 0.321 +0.0%
2001 0.321 +0.0%
2002 0.308 -4.0%
2003 0.289 -6.2%
2004 0.289 +0.0%
2005 0.289 +0.0%
2006 0.289 +0.0%
2007 0.282 -2.4%
2008 0.282 +0.0%
2009 0.282 +0.0%
2010 0.283 +0.4%
2011 0.283 +0.0%
2012 0.304 +7.4%
2013 0.345 +13.5%
2014 0.345 +0.0%
2015 0.348 +0.9%
2016 0.348 +0.0%
2017 0.378 +8.6%
2018 0.423 +11.9%
2019 0.41 -3.1%
2020 0.4 -2.4%
2021 0.396 -1.0%
2022 0.435 +9.8%
2023 0.453 +4.1%
2024 0.446 -1.5%
2025 0.466 +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.143 0.143 0.143 7
1910s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1920s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1930s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1940s 0.1434 0.143 0.144 10
1950s 0.144 0.144 0.144 10
1960s 0.2593 0.203 0.3 10
1970s 0.2154 0.203 0.242 10
1980s 0.2608 0.247 0.296 10
1990s 0.3095 0.265 0.348 10
2000s 0.2952 0.282 0.321 10
2010s 0.3467 0.283 0.423 10
2020s 0.4327 0.396 0.466 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 152 Guinea-Bissau 0.502 compare
  2. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.48 compare
  3. 154 South Sudan 0.476 compare
  4. 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.449 compare
  5. 157 Turkmenistan 0.437 compare
  6. 158 Tajikistan 0.431 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of womens political empowerment in Congo?
Key features of womens political empowerment in Congo was 0.466 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.466 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1903.
How does Congo rank for key features of womens political empowerment?
Congo ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of womens political empowerment rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of womens political empowerment
Source
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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