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Women political empowerment index in Congo

Congo: Women political empowerment index was 0.466 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.466
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
155th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.466
in 2025
All-time low
0.143
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Women political empowerment index in Congo, 1903–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5190319642025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women political empowerment index in Congo stood at 0.466. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Congo peaked at 0.466 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1903.

Congo ranks 155th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Women political empowerment index in Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.143 —
1904 0.143 +0.0%
1905 0.143 +0.0%
1906 0.143 +0.0%
1907 0.143 +0.0%
1908 0.143 +0.0%
1909 0.143 +0.0%
1910 0.143 +0.0%
1911 0.143 +0.0%
1912 0.143 +0.0%
1913 0.143 +0.0%
1914 0.143 +0.0%
1915 0.143 +0.0%
1916 0.143 +0.0%
1917 0.143 +0.0%
1918 0.143 +0.0%
1919 0.143 +0.0%
1920 0.143 +0.0%
1921 0.143 +0.0%
1922 0.143 +0.0%
1923 0.143 +0.0%
1924 0.143 +0.0%
1925 0.143 +0.0%
1926 0.143 +0.0%
1927 0.143 +0.0%
1928 0.143 +0.0%
1929 0.143 +0.0%
1930 0.143 +0.0%
1931 0.143 +0.0%
1932 0.143 +0.0%
1933 0.143 +0.0%
1934 0.143 +0.0%
1935 0.143 +0.0%
1936 0.143 +0.0%
1937 0.143 +0.0%
1938 0.143 +0.0%
1939 0.143 +0.0%
1940 0.143 +0.0%
1941 0.143 +0.0%
1942 0.143 +0.0%
1943 0.143 +0.0%
1944 0.143 +0.0%
1945 0.143 +0.0%
1946 0.144 +0.7%
1947 0.144 +0.0%
1948 0.144 +0.0%
1949 0.144 +0.0%
1950 0.144 +0.0%
1951 0.144 +0.0%
1952 0.144 +0.0%
1953 0.144 +0.0%
1954 0.144 +0.0%
1955 0.144 +0.0%
1956 0.144 +0.0%
1957 0.144 +0.0%
1958 0.144 +0.0%
1959 0.144 +0.0%
1960 0.271 +88.2%
1961 0.271 +0.0%
1962 0.271 +0.0%
1963 0.3 +10.7%
1964 0.263 -12.3%
1965 0.263 +0.0%
1966 0.263 +0.0%
1967 0.263 +0.0%
1968 0.225 -14.4%
1969 0.203 -9.8%
1970 0.203 +0.0%
1971 0.203 +0.0%
1972 0.203 +0.0%
1973 0.204 +0.5%
1974 0.242 +18.6%
1975 0.242 +0.0%
1976 0.242 +0.0%
1977 0.205 -15.3%
1978 0.205 +0.0%
1979 0.205 +0.0%
1980 0.251 +22.4%
1981 0.247 -1.6%
1982 0.247 +0.0%
1983 0.247 +0.0%
1984 0.263 +6.5%
1985 0.263 +0.0%
1986 0.263 +0.0%
1987 0.263 +0.0%
1988 0.268 +1.9%
1989 0.296 +10.4%
1990 0.299 +1.0%
1991 0.348 +16.4%
1992 0.318 -8.6%
1993 0.318 +0.0%
1994 0.318 +0.0%
1995 0.318 +0.0%
1996 0.318 +0.0%
1997 0.272 -14.5%
1998 0.265 -2.6%
1999 0.321 +21.1%
2000 0.321 +0.0%
2001 0.321 +0.0%
2002 0.308 -4.0%
2003 0.289 -6.2%
2004 0.289 +0.0%
2005 0.289 +0.0%
2006 0.289 +0.0%
2007 0.282 -2.4%
2008 0.282 +0.0%
2009 0.282 +0.0%
2010 0.283 +0.4%
2011 0.283 +0.0%
2012 0.304 +7.4%
2013 0.345 +13.5%
2014 0.345 +0.0%
2015 0.348 +0.9%
2016 0.348 +0.0%
2017 0.378 +8.6%
2018 0.423 +11.9%
2019 0.41 -3.1%
2020 0.4 -2.4%
2021 0.396 -1.0%
2022 0.435 +9.8%
2023 0.453 +4.1%
2024 0.446 -1.5%
2025 0.466 +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.143 0.143 0.143 7
1910s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1920s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1930s 0.143 0.143 0.143 10
1940s 0.1434 0.143 0.144 10
1950s 0.144 0.144 0.144 10
1960s 0.2593 0.203 0.3 10
1970s 0.2154 0.203 0.242 10
1980s 0.2608 0.247 0.296 10
1990s 0.3095 0.265 0.348 10
2000s 0.2952 0.282 0.321 10
2010s 0.3467 0.283 0.423 10
2020s 0.4327 0.396 0.466 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 152 Guinea-Bissau 0.502 compare
  2. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.48 compare
  3. 154 South Sudan 0.476 compare
  4. 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.449 compare
  5. 157 Turkmenistan 0.437 compare
  6. 158 Tajikistan 0.431 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Congo?
Women political empowerment index in Congo was 0.466 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.466 in 2025.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1903.
How does Congo rank for women political empowerment index?
Congo ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political empowerment index
Source
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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