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Key features of women's political empowerment in Peru

Peru: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.775 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.775
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.835
in 2019
All-time low
0.219
in 1930
Years of data
129
1821–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Peru, 1821–2025

0.20.40.60.8182119232025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Peru is 0.775, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Peru peaked at 0.835 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.219, in 1930.

That places Peru 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 129 years of available data.

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

Year Value Change
1821 0.302 —
1822 0.302 +0.0%
1826 0.302 +0.0%
1900 0.257 -14.9%
1901 0.257 +0.0%
1902 0.257 +0.0%
1903 0.257 +0.0%
1904 0.257 +0.0%
1905 0.257 +0.0%
1906 0.257 +0.0%
1907 0.257 +0.0%
1908 0.257 +0.0%
1909 0.257 +0.0%
1910 0.247 -3.9%
1911 0.261 +5.7%
1912 0.261 +0.0%
1913 0.261 +0.0%
1914 0.261 +0.0%
1915 0.243 -6.9%
1916 0.243 +0.0%
1917 0.243 +0.0%
1918 0.243 +0.0%
1919 0.242 -0.4%
1920 0.222 -8.3%
1921 0.222 +0.0%
1922 0.222 +0.0%
1923 0.222 +0.0%
1924 0.222 +0.0%
1925 0.222 +0.0%
1926 0.222 +0.0%
1927 0.222 +0.0%
1928 0.222 +0.0%
1929 0.222 +0.0%
1930 0.219 -1.4%
1931 0.235 +7.3%
1932 0.235 +0.0%
1933 0.235 +0.0%
1934 0.235 +0.0%
1935 0.235 +0.0%
1936 0.235 +0.0%
1937 0.235 +0.0%
1938 0.235 +0.0%
1939 0.241 +2.6%
1940 0.332 +37.8%
1941 0.329 -0.9%
1942 0.329 +0.0%
1943 0.329 +0.0%
1944 0.329 +0.0%
1945 0.351 +6.7%
1946 0.367 +4.6%
1947 0.367 +0.0%
1948 0.33 -10.1%
1949 0.289 -12.4%
1950 0.349 +20.8%
1951 0.349 +0.0%
1952 0.349 +0.0%
1953 0.349 +0.0%
1954 0.349 +0.0%
1955 0.349 +0.0%
1956 0.398 +14.0%
1957 0.47 +18.1%
1958 0.47 +0.0%
1959 0.47 +0.0%
1960 0.47 +0.0%
1961 0.47 +0.0%
1962 0.401 -14.7%
1963 0.408 +1.7%
1964 0.462 +13.2%
1965 0.462 +0.0%
1966 0.462 +0.0%
1967 0.462 +0.0%
1968 0.412 -10.8%
1969 0.347 -15.8%
1970 0.355 +2.3%
1971 0.355 +0.0%
1972 0.355 +0.0%
1973 0.355 +0.0%
1974 0.355 +0.0%
1975 0.355 +0.0%
1976 0.362 +2.0%
1977 0.362 +0.0%
1978 0.362 +0.0%
1979 0.362 +0.0%
1980 0.457 +26.2%
1981 0.574 +25.6%
1982 0.574 +0.0%
1983 0.574 +0.0%
1984 0.574 +0.0%
1985 0.563 -1.9%
1986 0.583 +3.6%
1987 0.583 +0.0%
1988 0.583 +0.0%
1989 0.583 +0.0%
1990 0.62 +6.3%
1991 0.641 +3.4%
1992 0.608 -5.1%
1993 0.599 -1.5%
1994 0.599 +0.0%
1995 0.628 +4.8%
1996 0.628 +0.0%
1997 0.628 +0.0%
1998 0.628 +0.0%
1999 0.628 +0.0%
2000 0.653 +4.0%
2001 0.756 +15.8%
2002 0.756 +0.0%
2003 0.756 +0.0%
2004 0.756 +0.0%
2005 0.759 +0.4%
2006 0.784 +3.3%
2007 0.783 -0.1%
2008 0.783 +0.0%
2009 0.78 -0.4%
2010 0.781 +0.1%
2011 0.771 -1.3%
2012 0.775 +0.5%
2013 0.771 -0.5%
2014 0.777 +0.8%
2015 0.77 -0.9%
2016 0.784 +1.8%
2017 0.793 +1.1%
2018 0.827 +4.3%
2019 0.835 +1.0%
2020 0.799 -4.3%
2021 0.809 +1.3%
2022 0.809 +0.0%
2023 0.809 +0.0%
2024 0.788 -2.6%
2025 0.775 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.302 0.302 0.302 3
1900s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1910s 0.2505 0.242 0.261 10
1920s 0.222 0.222 0.222 10
1930s 0.234 0.219 0.241 10
1940s 0.3352 0.289 0.367 10
1950s 0.3902 0.349 0.47 10
1960s 0.4356 0.347 0.47 10
1970s 0.3578 0.355 0.362 10
1980s 0.5648 0.457 0.583 10
1990s 0.6207 0.599 0.641 10
2000s 0.7566 0.653 0.784 10
2010s 0.7884 0.77 0.835 10
2020s 0.7982 0.775 0.809 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 84 Honduras 0.789 compare
  2. 85 Singapore 0.785 compare
  3. 86 Colombia 0.777 compare
  4. 88 Malaysia 0.772 compare
  5. 89 Angola 0.77 compare
  6. 90 Timor-Leste 0.768 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Peru?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Peru was 0.775 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2019.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.219 in 1930.
How does Peru rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Peru ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.