How does Russia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?

Russia ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Russia 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.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Russia

Name: Key features of women's political empowerment in Russia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Russia: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.546 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.546

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

143rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.718

in 1997

All-time low

0.151

in 1826

Years of data

225

1789–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Russia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Russia is 0.546, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Russia peaked at 0.718 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 1826.

Russia ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Key features of women's political empowerment in Russia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.172	—
1790	0.158	-8.1%
1791	0.158	+0.0%
1792	0.158	+0.0%
1793	0.158	+0.0%
1794	0.158	+0.0%
1795	0.158	+0.0%
1796	0.158	+0.0%
1797	0.158	+0.0%
1798	0.158	+0.0%
1799	0.158	+0.0%
1800	0.158	+0.0%
1801	0.159	+0.6%
1802	0.159	+0.0%
1803	0.159	+0.0%
1804	0.159	+0.0%
1805	0.159	+0.0%
1806	0.159	+0.0%
1807	0.159	+0.0%
1808	0.159	+0.0%
1809	0.159	+0.0%
1810	0.159	+0.0%
1811	0.159	+0.0%
1812	0.159	+0.0%
1813	0.159	+0.0%
1814	0.159	+0.0%
1815	0.159	+0.0%
1816	0.159	+0.0%
1817	0.159	+0.0%
1818	0.159	+0.0%
1819	0.159	+0.0%
1820	0.159	+0.0%
1821	0.159	+0.0%
1822	0.159	+0.0%
1823	0.159	+0.0%
1824	0.159	+0.0%
1825	0.159	+0.0%
1826	0.151	-5.0%
1827	0.151	+0.0%
1828	0.151	+0.0%
1829	0.151	+0.0%
1830	0.151	+0.0%
1831	0.151	+0.0%
1832	0.151	+0.0%
1833	0.151	+0.0%
1834	0.151	+0.0%
1835	0.151	+0.0%
1836	0.151	+0.0%
1837	0.151	+0.0%
1838	0.151	+0.0%
1839	0.151	+0.0%
1840	0.151	+0.0%
1841	0.151	+0.0%
1842	0.151	+0.0%
1843	0.151	+0.0%
1844	0.151	+0.0%
1845	0.151	+0.0%
1846	0.151	+0.0%
1847	0.151	+0.0%
1848	0.162	+7.3%
1849	0.162	+0.0%
1850	0.162	+0.0%
1851	0.162	+0.0%
1852	0.162	+0.0%
1853	0.162	+0.0%
1854	0.162	+0.0%
1855	0.182	+12.3%
1856	0.182	+0.0%
1857	0.182	+0.0%
1858	0.182	+0.0%
1859	0.182	+0.0%
1860	0.182	+0.0%
1861	0.182	+0.0%
1862	0.182	+0.0%
1863	0.182	+0.0%
1864	0.182	+0.0%
1865	0.201	+10.4%
1866	0.201	+0.0%
1867	0.201	+0.0%
1868	0.201	+0.0%
1869	0.201	+0.0%
1870	0.201	+0.0%
1871	0.201	+0.0%
1872	0.201	+0.0%
1873	0.201	+0.0%
1874	0.219	+9.0%
1875	0.219	+0.0%
1876	0.219	+0.0%
1877	0.219	+0.0%
1878	0.219	+0.0%
1879	0.219	+0.0%
1880	0.219	+0.0%
1881	0.215	-1.8%
1882	0.215	+0.0%
1883	0.215	+0.0%
1884	0.215	+0.0%
1885	0.215	+0.0%
1886	0.215	+0.0%
1887	0.215	+0.0%
1888	0.215	+0.0%
1889	0.215	+0.0%
1890	0.215	+0.0%
1891	0.215	+0.0%
1892	0.215	+0.0%
1893	0.215	+0.0%
1894	0.233	+8.4%
1895	0.233	+0.0%
1896	0.233	+0.0%
1897	0.233	+0.0%
1898	0.233	+0.0%
1899	0.233	+0.0%
1900	0.216	-7.3%
1901	0.222	+2.8%
1902	0.222	+0.0%
1903	0.222	+0.0%
1904	0.222	+0.0%
1905	0.233	+5.0%
1906	0.257	+10.3%
1907	0.258	+0.4%
1908	0.26	+0.8%
1909	0.26	+0.0%
1910	0.258	-0.8%
1911	0.258	+0.0%
1912	0.258	+0.0%
1913	0.258	+0.0%
1914	0.263	+1.9%
1915	0.246	-6.5%
1916	0.246	+0.0%
1917	0.29	+17.9%
1918	0.281	-3.1%
1919	0.299	+6.4%
1920	0.295	-1.3%
1921	0.296	+0.3%
1922	0.3	+1.4%
1923	0.302	+0.7%
1924	0.3	-0.7%
1925	0.298	-0.7%
1926	0.289	-3.0%
1927	0.29	+0.3%
1928	0.289	-0.3%
1929	0.245	-15.2%
1930	0.231	-5.7%
1931	0.231	+0.0%
1932	0.23	-0.4%
1933	0.227	-1.3%
1946	0.344	+51.5%
1947	0.344	+0.0%
1948	0.333	-3.2%
1949	0.332	-0.3%
1950	0.347	+4.5%
1951	0.347	+0.0%
1952	0.347	+0.0%
1953	0.358	+3.2%
1954	0.426	+19.0%
1955	0.43	+0.9%
1956	0.445	+3.5%
1957	0.446	+0.2%
1958	0.454	+1.8%
1959	0.454	+0.0%
1960	0.462	+1.8%
1961	0.462	+0.0%
1962	0.468	+1.3%
1963	0.468	+0.0%
1964	0.468	+0.0%
1965	0.48	+2.6%
1966	0.485	+1.0%
1967	0.491	+1.2%
1968	0.487	-0.8%
1969	0.478	-1.8%
1970	0.482	+0.8%
1971	0.481	-0.2%
1972	0.477	-0.8%
1973	0.481	+0.8%
1974	0.488	+1.5%
1975	0.484	-0.8%
1976	0.485	+0.2%
1977	0.478	-1.4%
1978	0.478	+0.0%
1979	0.482	+0.8%
1980	0.482	+0.0%
1981	0.482	+0.0%
1982	0.482	+0.0%
1983	0.482	+0.0%
1984	0.48	-0.4%
1985	0.496	+3.3%
1986	0.531	+7.1%
1987	0.525	-1.1%
1988	0.534	+1.7%
1989	0.497	-6.9%
1990	0.512	+3.0%
1991	0.499	-2.5%
1992	0.688	+37.9%
1993	0.637	-7.4%
1994	0.649	+1.9%
1995	0.708	+9.1%
1996	0.711	+0.4%
1997	0.718	+1.0%
1998	0.718	+0.0%
1999	0.701	-2.4%
2000	0.661	-5.7%
2001	0.656	-0.8%
2002	0.671	+2.3%
2003	0.673	+0.3%
2004	0.678	+0.7%
2005	0.66	-2.7%
2006	0.691	+4.7%
2007	0.688	-0.4%
2008	0.697	+1.3%
2009	0.695	-0.3%
2010	0.687	-1.2%
2011	0.688	+0.1%
2012	0.677	-1.6%
2013	0.69	+1.9%
2014	0.686	-0.6%
2015	0.686	+0.0%
2016	0.696	+1.5%
2017	0.69	-0.9%
2018	0.695	+0.7%
2019	0.69	-0.7%
2020	0.686	-0.6%
2021	0.688	+0.3%
2022	0.662	-3.8%
2023	0.572	-13.6%
2024	0.535	-6.5%
2025	0.546	+2.1%

Russia compared with similar countries

Russia's 0.546 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 61% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Russia's 0.546 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.172	0.172	0.172	1
1790s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1800s	0.1589	0.158	0.159	10
1810s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1820s	0.1558	0.151	0.159	10
1830s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1840s	0.1532	0.151	0.162	10
1850s	0.172	0.162	0.182	10
1860s	0.1915	0.182	0.201	10
1870s	0.2118	0.201	0.219	10
1880s	0.2154	0.215	0.219	10
1890s	0.2258	0.215	0.233	10
1900s	0.2372	0.216	0.26	10
1910s	0.2657	0.246	0.299	10
1920s	0.2904	0.245	0.302	10
1930s	0.2298	0.227	0.231	4
1940s	0.3382	0.332	0.344	4
1950s	0.4054	0.347	0.454	10
1960s	0.4749	0.462	0.491	10
1970s	0.4816	0.477	0.488	10
1980s	0.4991	0.48	0.534	10
1990s	0.6541	0.499	0.718	10
2000s	0.677	0.656	0.697	10
2010s	0.6885	0.677	0.696	10
2020s	0.6148	0.535	0.688	6

Countries ranked near Russia

140 Iraq 0.555 compare
141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.55 compare
142 Egypt 0.547 compare
144 Mauritania 0.541 compare
145 Bangladesh 0.537 compare
146 Cambodia 0.534 compare

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More gender data for Russia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 120,569 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Russia?: Key features of women's political empowerment in Russia was 0.546 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 Russia?: The highest recorded value was 0.718 in 1997.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1826.
How does Russia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?: Russia ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia 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
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.