Women's Civil Liberties Index in Mexico
Mexico: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.637 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Mexico, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's civil liberties index in Mexico stood at 0.637.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Mexico peaked at 0.656 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.134, in 1821.
That places Mexico 109th 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 237 years of available data.
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.137 | — |
| 1790 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.134 | -2.2% |
| 1822 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.283 | +111.2% |
| 1826 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.38 | +34.3% |
| 1871 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.284 | -25.3% |
| 1878 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.266 | -6.3% |
| 1901 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.267 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.284 | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 0.33 | +16.2% |
| 1919 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.351 | +6.4% |
| 1922 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.368 | +4.8% |
| 1931 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.36 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.395 | +9.7% |
| 1940 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.474 | +20.0% |
| 1955 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.479 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.512 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.509 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.548 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.535 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.523 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.527 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.534 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.596 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.623 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.656 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.631 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.637 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.637 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7015, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.637 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.693, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2088 | 0.134 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3512 | 0.284 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.284 | 0.284 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.284 | 0.284 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2812 | 0.266 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3489 | 0.33 | 0.351 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3667 | 0.36 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.395 | 0.395 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4424 | 0.395 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.479 | 0.479 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4955 | 0.479 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5093 | 0.509 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5259 | 0.509 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.535 | 0.535 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5584 | 0.523 | 0.656 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.633 | 0.631 | 0.637 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil liberties index in Mexico?
- Women's civil liberties index in Mexico was 0.637 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.656 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.134 in 1821.
- How does Mexico rank for women's civil liberties index?
- Mexico ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.