Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina
Argentina: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index was 0.832 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina stood at 0.832.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina peaked at 0.866 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 1789.
That places Argentina 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.102 | — |
| 1790 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.159 | +55.9% |
| 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 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.318 | +100.0% |
| 1901 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.321 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.32 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.334 | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 0.364 | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.358 | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.366 | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.4 | +9.3% |
| 1925 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.385 | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.343 | -10.9% |
| 1932 | 0.35 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.397 | +13.4% |
| 1934 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.399 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.395 | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.396 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.34 | -14.1% |
| 1944 | 0.337 | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 0.359 | +6.5% |
| 1946 | 0.478 | +33.1% |
| 1947 | 0.483 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.473 | -2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.572 | +20.9% |
| 1952 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.422 | -26.2% |
| 1956 | 0.404 | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 0.416 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.465 | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 0.518 | +11.4% |
| 1960 | 0.507 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.511 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.534 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.544 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.467 | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.411 | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.421 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.415 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.541 | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.567 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.564 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.33 | -41.5% |
| 1977 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.341 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.551 | +61.6% |
| 1984 | 0.702 | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.711 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.712 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.717 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.72 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.728 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.727 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.763 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.766 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.81 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.809 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.833 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.846 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.842 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.852 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.862 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.844 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.851 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.849 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.845 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.849 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.851 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.843 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.845 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.846 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.842 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.846 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.84 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.832 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.848 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.866 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.857 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.84 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.834 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.848 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.861 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.845 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.832 | -1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.832 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.832 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.801, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1533 | 0.102 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 3 |
| 1900s | 0.318 | 0.318 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3351 | 0.32 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.384 | 0.358 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3855 | 0.343 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4151 | 0.337 | 0.483 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4986 | 0.404 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4803 | 0.411 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4249 | 0.33 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5864 | 0.341 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8075 | 0.727 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8498 | 0.844 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8465 | 0.832 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8433 | 0.832 | 0.861 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 55 Bolivia 0.84 compare
- 56 United Kingdom 0.838 compare
- 57 Tanzania 0.834 compare
- 59 South Africa 0.83 compare
- 60 United States 0.829 compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 0.825 compare
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,142 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,142 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina?
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Argentina was 0.832 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2018.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 1789.
- How does Argentina rank for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.