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Key features of women's political empowerment in Philippines

Philippines: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.81
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
71st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 2011
All-time low
0.179
in 1942
Years of data
123
1900–2025

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

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Philippines stood at 0.81.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Philippines peaked at 0.849 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.179, in 1942.

That places Philippines 71st 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 123 years of available data.

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.289 —
1901 0.289 +0.0%
1902 0.289 +0.0%
1903 0.289 +0.0%
1904 0.289 +0.0%
1905 0.289 +0.0%
1906 0.289 +0.0%
1907 0.299 +3.5%
1908 0.299 +0.0%
1909 0.299 +0.0%
1910 0.309 +3.3%
1911 0.309 +0.0%
1912 0.309 +0.0%
1913 0.309 +0.0%
1914 0.309 +0.0%
1915 0.309 +0.0%
1916 0.309 +0.0%
1917 0.309 +0.0%
1918 0.309 +0.0%
1919 0.309 +0.0%
1920 0.309 +0.0%
1921 0.309 +0.0%
1922 0.309 +0.0%
1923 0.309 +0.0%
1924 0.309 +0.0%
1925 0.309 +0.0%
1926 0.309 +0.0%
1927 0.309 +0.0%
1928 0.309 +0.0%
1929 0.309 +0.0%
1930 0.319 +3.2%
1931 0.319 +0.0%
1932 0.319 +0.0%
1933 0.319 +0.0%
1934 0.319 +0.0%
1935 0.334 +4.7%
1936 0.362 +8.4%
1937 0.379 +4.7%
1938 0.379 +0.0%
1939 0.379 +0.0%
1940 0.395 +4.2%
1942 0.179 -54.7%
1943 0.179 +0.0%
1946 0.519 +189.9%
1947 0.552 +6.4%
1948 0.552 +0.0%
1949 0.552 +0.0%
1950 0.552 +0.0%
1951 0.552 +0.0%
1952 0.552 +0.0%
1953 0.558 +1.1%
1954 0.558 +0.0%
1955 0.573 +2.7%
1956 0.573 +0.0%
1957 0.567 -1.0%
1958 0.567 +0.0%
1959 0.567 +0.0%
1960 0.582 +2.6%
1961 0.587 +0.9%
1962 0.588 +0.2%
1963 0.588 +0.0%
1964 0.588 +0.0%
1965 0.596 +1.4%
1966 0.596 +0.0%
1967 0.596 +0.0%
1968 0.596 +0.0%
1969 0.586 -1.7%
1970 0.599 +2.2%
1971 0.557 -7.0%
1972 0.489 -12.2%
1973 0.485 -0.8%
1974 0.485 +0.0%
1975 0.485 +0.0%
1976 0.485 +0.0%
1977 0.485 +0.0%
1978 0.486 +0.2%
1979 0.521 +7.2%
1980 0.521 +0.0%
1981 0.521 +0.0%
1982 0.521 +0.0%
1983 0.521 +0.0%
1984 0.522 +0.2%
1985 0.522 +0.0%
1986 0.681 +30.5%
1987 0.758 +11.3%
1988 0.798 +5.3%
1989 0.798 +0.0%
1990 0.799 +0.1%
1991 0.799 +0.0%
1992 0.808 +1.1%
1993 0.808 +0.0%
1994 0.808 +0.0%
1995 0.802 -0.7%
1996 0.802 +0.0%
1997 0.802 +0.0%
1998 0.814 +1.5%
1999 0.81 -0.5%
2000 0.804 -0.7%
2001 0.82 +2.0%
2002 0.82 +0.0%
2003 0.82 +0.0%
2004 0.818 -0.2%
2005 0.818 +0.0%
2006 0.817 -0.1%
2007 0.828 +1.3%
2008 0.828 +0.0%
2009 0.829 +0.1%
2010 0.848 +2.3%
2011 0.849 +0.1%
2012 0.849 +0.0%
2013 0.837 -1.4%
2014 0.837 +0.0%
2015 0.844 +0.8%
2016 0.844 +0.0%
2017 0.807 -4.4%
2018 0.807 +0.0%
2019 0.792 -1.9%
2020 0.795 +0.4%
2021 0.788 -0.9%
2022 0.806 +2.3%
2023 0.805 -0.1%
2024 0.803 -0.2%
2025 0.81 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.292 0.289 0.299 10
1910s 0.309 0.309 0.309 10
1920s 0.309 0.309 0.309 10
1930s 0.3428 0.319 0.379 10
1940s 0.4183 0.179 0.552 7
1950s 0.5619 0.552 0.573 10
1960s 0.5903 0.582 0.596 10
1970s 0.5077 0.485 0.599 10
1980s 0.6163 0.521 0.798 10
1990s 0.8052 0.799 0.814 10
2000s 0.8202 0.804 0.829 10
2010s 0.8314 0.792 0.849 10
2020s 0.8012 0.788 0.81 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 68 Mauritius 0.814 compare
  2. 69 Gambia 0.813 compare
  3. 70 Portugal 0.811 compare
  4. 71 Guyana 0.81 compare
  5. 73 Lesotho 0.809 compare
  6. 74 Viet Nam 0.808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Philippines?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Philippines was 0.81 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2011.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.179 in 1942.
How does Philippines rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Philippines ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.