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Key features of women's political empowerment in New Zealand

New Zealand: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.937 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.937
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.941
in 2023
All-time low
0.604
in 1912
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 0.937.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in New Zealand peaked at 0.941 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.604, in 1912.

That places New Zealand 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.606 —
1901 0.606 +0.0%
1902 0.612 +1.0%
1903 0.612 +0.0%
1904 0.613 +0.2%
1905 0.613 +0.0%
1906 0.613 +0.0%
1907 0.613 +0.0%
1908 0.612 -0.2%
1909 0.612 +0.0%
1910 0.612 +0.0%
1911 0.612 +0.0%
1912 0.604 -1.3%
1913 0.611 +1.2%
1914 0.609 -0.3%
1915 0.609 +0.0%
1916 0.609 +0.0%
1917 0.609 +0.0%
1918 0.609 +0.0%
1919 0.633 +3.9%
1920 0.637 +0.6%
1921 0.637 +0.0%
1922 0.638 +0.2%
1923 0.641 +0.5%
1924 0.641 +0.0%
1925 0.641 +0.0%
1926 0.642 +0.2%
1927 0.642 +0.0%
1928 0.646 +0.6%
1929 0.646 +0.0%
1930 0.646 +0.0%
1931 0.646 +0.0%
1932 0.646 +0.0%
1933 0.66 +2.2%
1934 0.673 +2.0%
1935 0.66 -1.9%
1936 0.66 +0.0%
1937 0.66 +0.0%
1938 0.656 -0.6%
1939 0.677 +3.2%
1940 0.677 +0.0%
1941 0.676 -0.1%
1942 0.676 +0.0%
1943 0.676 +0.0%
1944 0.668 -1.2%
1945 0.67 +0.3%
1946 0.667 -0.4%
1947 0.677 +1.5%
1948 0.677 +0.0%
1949 0.685 +1.2%
1950 0.685 +0.0%
1951 0.683 -0.3%
1952 0.689 +0.9%
1953 0.689 +0.0%
1954 0.697 +1.2%
1955 0.697 +0.0%
1956 0.701 +0.6%
1957 0.699 -0.3%
1958 0.699 +0.0%
1959 0.699 +0.0%
1960 0.71 +1.6%
1961 0.712 +0.3%
1962 0.712 +0.0%
1963 0.723 +1.5%
1964 0.722 -0.1%
1965 0.722 +0.0%
1966 0.727 +0.7%
1967 0.729 +0.3%
1968 0.723 -0.8%
1969 0.718 -0.7%
1970 0.755 +5.2%
1971 0.756 +0.1%
1972 0.784 +3.7%
1973 0.783 -0.1%
1974 0.783 +0.0%
1975 0.79 +0.9%
1976 0.802 +1.5%
1977 0.803 +0.1%
1978 0.802 -0.1%
1979 0.801 -0.1%
1980 0.806 +0.6%
1981 0.828 +2.7%
1982 0.833 +0.6%
1983 0.831 -0.2%
1984 0.864 +4.0%
1985 0.867 +0.3%
1986 0.868 +0.1%
1987 0.878 +1.2%
1988 0.878 +0.0%
1989 0.878 +0.0%
1990 0.896 +2.1%
1991 0.898 +0.2%
1992 0.898 +0.0%
1993 0.909 +1.2%
1994 0.909 +0.0%
1995 0.91 +0.1%
1996 0.924 +1.5%
1997 0.924 +0.0%
1998 0.928 +0.4%
1999 0.932 +0.4%
2000 0.934 +0.2%
2001 0.932 -0.2%
2002 0.934 +0.2%
2003 0.934 +0.0%
2004 0.934 +0.0%
2005 0.935 +0.1%
2006 0.935 +0.0%
2007 0.935 +0.0%
2008 0.935 +0.0%
2009 0.935 +0.0%
2010 0.935 +0.0%
2011 0.935 +0.0%
2012 0.935 +0.0%
2013 0.936 +0.1%
2014 0.935 -0.1%
2015 0.935 +0.0%
2016 0.936 +0.1%
2017 0.936 +0.0%
2018 0.937 +0.1%
2019 0.938 +0.1%
2020 0.937 -0.1%
2021 0.936 -0.1%
2022 0.935 -0.1%
2023 0.941 +0.6%
2024 0.937 -0.4%
2025 0.937 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.6112 0.606 0.613 10
1910s 0.6117 0.604 0.633 10
1920s 0.6411 0.637 0.646 10
1930s 0.6584 0.646 0.677 10
1940s 0.6749 0.667 0.685 10
1950s 0.6938 0.683 0.701 10
1960s 0.7198 0.71 0.729 10
1970s 0.7859 0.755 0.803 10
1980s 0.8531 0.806 0.878 10
1990s 0.9128 0.896 0.932 10
2000s 0.9343 0.932 0.935 10
2010s 0.9358 0.935 0.938 10
2020s 0.9372 0.935 0.941 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 5 Germany 0.942 compare
  2. 6 Estonia 0.941 compare
  3. 7 Slovenia 0.94 compare
  4. 9 Finland 0.932 compare
  5. 10 Czechia 0.93 compare
  6. 10 Switzerland 0.93 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in New Zealand?
Key features of women's political empowerment in New Zealand was 0.937 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2023.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.604 in 1912.
How does New Zealand rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
New Zealand ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.