What is women's political empowerment index in Canada?

Women's political empowerment index in Canada was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2011.

What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.368 in 1900.

How does Canada rank for women's political empowerment index?

Canada ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Canada

Name: Women's Political Empowerment Index in Canada
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.872 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.872

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

44th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.906

in 2011

All-time low

0.368

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Canada, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.872 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Canada peaked at 0.906 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.368, in 1900.

Canada ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Canada, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.368	—
1901	0.368	+0.0%
1902	0.368	+0.0%
1903	0.368	+0.0%
1904	0.368	+0.0%
1905	0.368	+0.0%
1906	0.368	+0.0%
1907	0.368	+0.0%
1908	0.371	+0.8%
1909	0.371	+0.0%
1910	0.371	+0.0%
1911	0.373	+0.5%
1912	0.373	+0.0%
1913	0.373	+0.0%
1914	0.373	+0.0%
1915	0.373	+0.0%
1916	0.377	+1.1%
1917	0.419	+11.1%
1918	0.422	+0.7%
1919	0.475	+12.6%
1920	0.475	+0.0%
1921	0.477	+0.4%
1922	0.477	+0.0%
1923	0.477	+0.0%
1924	0.491	+2.9%
1925	0.491	+0.0%
1926	0.513	+4.5%
1927	0.513	+0.0%
1928	0.513	+0.0%
1929	0.516	+0.6%
1930	0.497	-3.7%
1931	0.495	-0.4%
1932	0.495	+0.0%
1933	0.495	+0.0%
1934	0.527	+6.5%
1935	0.529	+0.4%
1936	0.529	+0.0%
1937	0.529	+0.0%
1938	0.529	+0.0%
1939	0.529	+0.0%
1940	0.532	+0.6%
1941	0.624	+17.3%
1942	0.624	+0.0%
1943	0.624	+0.0%
1944	0.624	+0.0%
1945	0.624	+0.0%
1946	0.622	-0.3%
1947	0.624	+0.3%
1948	0.624	+0.0%
1949	0.624	+0.0%
1950	0.631	+1.1%
1951	0.631	+0.0%
1952	0.631	+0.0%
1953	0.638	+1.1%
1954	0.638	+0.0%
1955	0.638	+0.0%
1956	0.637	-0.2%
1957	0.647	+1.6%
1958	0.654	+1.1%
1959	0.654	+0.0%
1960	0.674	+3.1%
1961	0.693	+2.8%
1962	0.693	+0.0%
1963	0.711	+2.6%
1964	0.711	+0.0%
1965	0.742	+4.4%
1966	0.742	+0.0%
1967	0.751	+1.2%
1968	0.744	-0.9%
1969	0.744	+0.0%
1970	0.742	-0.3%
1971	0.742	+0.0%
1972	0.754	+1.6%
1973	0.765	+1.5%
1974	0.773	+1.0%
1975	0.783	+1.3%
1976	0.8	+2.2%
1977	0.8	+0.0%
1978	0.8	+0.0%
1979	0.8	+0.0%
1980	0.812	+1.5%
1981	0.813	+0.1%
1982	0.837	+3.0%
1983	0.846	+1.1%
1984	0.87	+2.8%
1985	0.87	+0.0%
1986	0.87	+0.0%
1987	0.87	+0.0%
1988	0.879	+1.0%
1989	0.879	+0.0%
1990	0.879	+0.0%
1991	0.879	+0.0%
1992	0.88	+0.1%
1993	0.889	+1.0%
1994	0.893	+0.4%
1995	0.893	+0.0%
1996	0.893	+0.0%
1997	0.896	+0.3%
1998	0.897	+0.1%
1999	0.897	+0.0%
2000	0.897	+0.0%
2001	0.897	+0.0%
2002	0.897	+0.0%
2003	0.897	+0.0%
2004	0.898	+0.1%
2005	0.898	+0.0%
2006	0.903	+0.6%
2007	0.899	-0.4%
2008	0.899	+0.0%
2009	0.901	+0.2%
2010	0.904	+0.3%
2011	0.906	+0.2%
2012	0.903	-0.3%
2013	0.896	-0.8%
2014	0.897	+0.1%
2015	0.902	+0.6%
2016	0.903	+0.1%
2017	0.895	-0.9%
2018	0.892	-0.3%
2019	0.899	+0.8%
2020	0.879	-2.2%
2021	0.9	+2.4%
2022	0.858	-4.7%
2023	0.867	+1.0%
2024	0.868	+0.1%
2025	0.872	+0.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.872 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3686	0.368	0.371	10
1910s	0.3929	0.371	0.475	10
1920s	0.4943	0.475	0.516	10
1930s	0.5154	0.495	0.529	10
1940s	0.6146	0.532	0.624	10
1950s	0.6399	0.631	0.654	10
1960s	0.7205	0.674	0.751	10
1970s	0.7759	0.742	0.8	10
1980s	0.8546	0.812	0.879	10
1990s	0.8896	0.879	0.897	10
2000s	0.8986	0.897	0.903	10
2010s	0.8997	0.892	0.906	10
2020s	0.874	0.858	0.9	6

Countries ranked near Canada

41 Armenia 0.875 compare
41 Uruguay 0.875 compare
43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.874 compare
44 Romania 0.872 compare
46 Montenegro 0.866 compare
47 Serbia 0.864 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Canada

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 35,670 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Canada?: Women's political empowerment index in Canada was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.368 in 1900.
How does Canada rank for women's political empowerment index?: Canada ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
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.