Key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar
Myanmar: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.33 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar peaked at 0.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.141, in 1964.
That places Myanmar 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.247 | — |
| 1790 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.262 | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.296 | +13.0% |
| 1887 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.278 | -6.1% |
| 1901 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.223 | -19.8% |
| 1943 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 0.313 | +41.0% |
| 1947 | 0.34 | +8.6% |
| 1948 | 0.359 | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.359 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.359 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.359 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.359 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.367 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.364 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.201 | -44.8% |
| 1963 | 0.145 | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 0.141 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.142 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.146 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.245 | +67.8% |
| 1989 | 0.269 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.27 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.381 | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 0.426 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.486 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.468 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.499 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.557 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.571 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.534 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.589 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.593 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.63 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.334 | -47.0% |
| 2022 | 0.336 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.333 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.33 | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.694, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.747, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.247 | 0.247 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2575 | 0.247 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2756 | 0.262 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.296 | 0.296 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2818 | 0.222 | 0.359 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.364 | 0.359 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.192 | 0.141 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.144 | 0.141 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1696 | 0.146 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2692 | 0.269 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5104 | 0.381 | 0.593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3827 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 165 Saudi Arabia 0.347 compare
- 166 Somalia 0.337 compare
- 168 Iran 0.32 compare
- 169 North Korea 0.29 compare
- 169 Syria 0.29 compare
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Myanmar was 0.33 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.141 in 1964.
- How does Myanmar rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Myanmar ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.