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Key features of women's political empowerment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.742 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.742
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.78
in 2019
All-time low
0.376
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Sri Lanka is 0.742, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.376, in 1900.

Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.376 —
1901 0.376 +0.0%
1902 0.376 +0.0%
1903 0.376 +0.0%
1904 0.376 +0.0%
1905 0.376 +0.0%
1906 0.376 +0.0%
1907 0.376 +0.0%
1908 0.376 +0.0%
1909 0.376 +0.0%
1910 0.376 +0.0%
1911 0.376 +0.0%
1912 0.376 +0.0%
1913 0.376 +0.0%
1914 0.376 +0.0%
1915 0.376 +0.0%
1916 0.376 +0.0%
1917 0.376 +0.0%
1918 0.376 +0.0%
1919 0.376 +0.0%
1920 0.395 +5.1%
1921 0.395 +0.0%
1922 0.395 +0.0%
1923 0.395 +0.0%
1924 0.395 +0.0%
1925 0.395 +0.0%
1926 0.395 +0.0%
1927 0.395 +0.0%
1928 0.395 +0.0%
1929 0.395 +0.0%
1930 0.409 +3.5%
1931 0.437 +6.8%
1932 0.437 +0.0%
1933 0.437 +0.0%
1934 0.437 +0.0%
1935 0.437 +0.0%
1936 0.429 -1.8%
1937 0.429 +0.0%
1938 0.429 +0.0%
1939 0.429 +0.0%
1940 0.444 +3.5%
1941 0.444 +0.0%
1942 0.446 +0.5%
1943 0.446 +0.0%
1944 0.446 +0.0%
1945 0.446 +0.0%
1946 0.446 +0.0%
1947 0.446 +0.0%
1948 0.493 +10.5%
1949 0.506 +2.6%
1950 0.504 -0.4%
1951 0.504 +0.0%
1952 0.521 +3.4%
1953 0.521 +0.0%
1954 0.521 +0.0%
1955 0.521 +0.0%
1956 0.52 -0.2%
1957 0.526 +1.2%
1958 0.529 +0.6%
1959 0.555 +4.9%
1960 0.6 +8.1%
1961 0.6 +0.0%
1962 0.6 +0.0%
1963 0.6 +0.0%
1964 0.604 +0.7%
1965 0.608 +0.7%
1966 0.624 +2.6%
1967 0.633 +1.4%
1968 0.633 +0.0%
1969 0.633 +0.0%
1970 0.615 -2.8%
1971 0.609 -1.0%
1972 0.606 -0.5%
1973 0.606 +0.0%
1974 0.606 +0.0%
1975 0.622 +2.6%
1976 0.622 +0.0%
1977 0.613 -1.4%
1978 0.613 +0.0%
1979 0.613 +0.0%
1980 0.613 +0.0%
1981 0.613 +0.0%
1982 0.613 +0.0%
1983 0.595 -2.9%
1984 0.595 +0.0%
1985 0.595 +0.0%
1986 0.595 +0.0%
1987 0.568 -4.5%
1988 0.568 +0.0%
1989 0.584 +2.8%
1990 0.597 +2.2%
1991 0.599 +0.3%
1992 0.599 +0.0%
1993 0.61 +1.8%
1994 0.601 -1.5%
1995 0.601 +0.0%
1996 0.601 +0.0%
1997 0.601 +0.0%
1998 0.601 +0.0%
1999 0.601 +0.0%
2000 0.605 +0.7%
2001 0.608 +0.5%
2002 0.608 +0.0%
2003 0.608 +0.0%
2004 0.611 +0.5%
2005 0.611 +0.0%
2006 0.606 -0.8%
2007 0.612 +1.0%
2008 0.605 -1.1%
2009 0.608 +0.5%
2010 0.635 +4.4%
2011 0.639 +0.6%
2012 0.651 +1.9%
2013 0.67 +2.9%
2014 0.673 +0.4%
2015 0.716 +6.4%
2016 0.74 +3.4%
2017 0.744 +0.5%
2018 0.744 +0.0%
2019 0.78 +4.8%
2020 0.733 -6.0%
2021 0.765 +4.4%
2022 0.73 -4.6%
2023 0.675 -7.5%
2024 0.69 +2.2%
2025 0.742 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.376 0.376 0.376 10
1910s 0.376 0.376 0.376 10
1920s 0.395 0.395 0.395 10
1930s 0.431 0.409 0.437 10
1940s 0.4563 0.444 0.506 10
1950s 0.5222 0.504 0.555 10
1960s 0.6135 0.6 0.633 10
1970s 0.6125 0.606 0.622 10
1980s 0.5939 0.568 0.613 10
1990s 0.6011 0.597 0.61 10
2000s 0.6082 0.605 0.612 10
2010s 0.6992 0.635 0.78 10
2020s 0.7225 0.675 0.765 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 93 Cameroon 0.76 compare
  2. 94 Malawi 0.755 compare
  3. 95 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.748 compare
  4. 96 Panama 0.742 compare
  5. 98 Kyrgyzstan 0.733 compare
  6. 99 Nigeria 0.732 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Sri Lanka?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Sri Lanka was 0.742 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2019.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.376 in 1900.
How does Sri Lanka rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.