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Key features of women's political empowerment in Eritrea

Eritrea: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.151 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.151
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
174th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.382
in 1994
All-time low
0.132
in 1939
Years of data
126
1900–2025

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

0.150.20.250.30.350.4190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Eritrea is 0.151, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Eritrea peaked at 0.382 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 1939.

Eritrea ranks 174th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.138 —
1901 0.138 +0.0%
1902 0.138 +0.0%
1903 0.138 +0.0%
1904 0.138 +0.0%
1905 0.138 +0.0%
1906 0.138 +0.0%
1907 0.138 +0.0%
1908 0.138 +0.0%
1909 0.138 +0.0%
1910 0.138 +0.0%
1911 0.138 +0.0%
1912 0.138 +0.0%
1913 0.138 +0.0%
1914 0.138 +0.0%
1915 0.138 +0.0%
1916 0.138 +0.0%
1917 0.138 +0.0%
1918 0.138 +0.0%
1919 0.138 +0.0%
1920 0.138 +0.0%
1921 0.138 +0.0%
1922 0.138 +0.0%
1923 0.138 +0.0%
1924 0.138 +0.0%
1925 0.138 +0.0%
1926 0.138 +0.0%
1927 0.138 +0.0%
1928 0.138 +0.0%
1929 0.138 +0.0%
1930 0.137 -0.7%
1931 0.137 +0.0%
1932 0.137 +0.0%
1933 0.137 +0.0%
1934 0.137 +0.0%
1935 0.137 +0.0%
1936 0.137 +0.0%
1937 0.137 +0.0%
1938 0.137 +0.0%
1939 0.132 -3.6%
1940 0.159 +20.5%
1941 0.196 +23.3%
1942 0.291 +48.5%
1943 0.291 +0.0%
1944 0.291 +0.0%
1945 0.291 +0.0%
1946 0.291 +0.0%
1947 0.291 +0.0%
1948 0.291 +0.0%
1949 0.291 +0.0%
1950 0.265 -8.9%
1951 0.265 +0.0%
1952 0.226 -14.7%
1953 0.192 -15.0%
1954 0.192 +0.0%
1955 0.192 +0.0%
1956 0.192 +0.0%
1957 0.192 +0.0%
1958 0.188 -2.1%
1959 0.188 +0.0%
1960 0.186 -1.1%
1961 0.186 +0.0%
1962 0.169 -9.1%
1963 0.168 -0.6%
1964 0.168 +0.0%
1965 0.168 +0.0%
1966 0.168 +0.0%
1967 0.168 +0.0%
1968 0.168 +0.0%
1969 0.168 +0.0%
1970 0.179 +6.5%
1971 0.179 +0.0%
1972 0.179 +0.0%
1973 0.179 +0.0%
1974 0.159 -11.2%
1975 0.159 +0.0%
1976 0.157 -1.3%
1977 0.155 -1.3%
1978 0.164 +5.8%
1979 0.164 +0.0%
1980 0.16 -2.4%
1981 0.16 +0.0%
1982 0.16 +0.0%
1983 0.16 +0.0%
1984 0.16 +0.0%
1985 0.16 +0.0%
1986 0.16 +0.0%
1987 0.16 +0.0%
1988 0.16 +0.0%
1989 0.16 +0.0%
1990 0.171 +6.9%
1991 0.205 +19.9%
1992 0.242 +18.0%
1993 0.247 +2.1%
1994 0.382 +54.7%
1995 0.37 -3.1%
1996 0.37 +0.0%
1997 0.37 +0.0%
1998 0.366 -1.1%
1999 0.371 +1.4%
2000 0.353 -4.9%
2001 0.306 -13.3%
2002 0.306 +0.0%
2003 0.168 -45.1%
2004 0.168 +0.0%
2005 0.165 -1.8%
2006 0.165 +0.0%
2007 0.164 -0.6%
2008 0.164 +0.0%
2009 0.164 +0.0%
2010 0.164 +0.0%
2011 0.164 +0.0%
2012 0.153 -6.7%
2013 0.157 +2.6%
2014 0.157 +0.0%
2015 0.157 +0.0%
2016 0.156 -0.6%
2017 0.16 +2.6%
2018 0.166 +3.8%
2019 0.157 -5.4%
2020 0.156 -0.6%
2021 0.174 +11.5%
2022 0.184 +5.7%
2023 0.186 +1.1%
2024 0.159 -14.5%
2025 0.151 -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1910s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1920s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1930s 0.1365 0.132 0.137 10
1940s 0.2683 0.159 0.291 10
1950s 0.2092 0.188 0.265 10
1960s 0.1717 0.168 0.186 10
1970s 0.1674 0.155 0.179 10
1980s 0.16 0.16 0.16 10
1990s 0.3094 0.171 0.382 10
2000s 0.2123 0.164 0.353 10
2010s 0.1591 0.153 0.166 10
2020s 0.1683 0.151 0.186 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 171 Palestine, State of 0.247 compare
  2. 172 Sudan 0.219 compare
  3. 173 Yemen 0.161 compare
  4. 175 Vatican 0.067
  5. 176 Afghanistan 0.028 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Eritrea?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Eritrea was 0.151 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.382 in 1994.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1939.
How does Eritrea rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Eritrea ranks 174th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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.