What is women's political empowerment index in Estonia?

Women's political empowerment index in Estonia was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1826.

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

Estonia ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia 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 Estonia

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

Estonia: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.941 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.941

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.948

in 2018

All-time low

0.151

in 1826

Years of data

230

1789–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Estonia stood at 0.941.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Estonia peaked at 0.948 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 1826.

That places Estonia 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Estonia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.172	—
1790	0.158	-8.1%
1791	0.158	+0.0%
1792	0.158	+0.0%
1793	0.158	+0.0%
1794	0.158	+0.0%
1795	0.158	+0.0%
1796	0.158	+0.0%
1797	0.158	+0.0%
1798	0.158	+0.0%
1799	0.158	+0.0%
1800	0.158	+0.0%
1801	0.159	+0.6%
1802	0.159	+0.0%
1803	0.159	+0.0%
1804	0.159	+0.0%
1805	0.159	+0.0%
1806	0.159	+0.0%
1807	0.159	+0.0%
1808	0.159	+0.0%
1809	0.159	+0.0%
1810	0.159	+0.0%
1811	0.159	+0.0%
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	0.151	-5.0%
1827	0.151	+0.0%
1828	0.151	+0.0%
1829	0.151	+0.0%
1830	0.151	+0.0%
1831	0.151	+0.0%
1832	0.151	+0.0%
1833	0.151	+0.0%
1834	0.151	+0.0%
1835	0.151	+0.0%
1836	0.151	+0.0%
1837	0.151	+0.0%
1838	0.151	+0.0%
1839	0.151	+0.0%
1840	0.151	+0.0%
1841	0.151	+0.0%
1842	0.151	+0.0%
1843	0.151	+0.0%
1844	0.151	+0.0%
1845	0.151	+0.0%
1846	0.151	+0.0%
1847	0.151	+0.0%
1848	0.162	+7.3%
1849	0.162	+0.0%
1850	0.162	+0.0%
1851	0.162	+0.0%
1852	0.162	+0.0%
1853	0.162	+0.0%
1854	0.162	+0.0%
1855	0.182	+12.3%
1856	0.182	+0.0%
1857	0.182	+0.0%
1858	0.182	+0.0%
1859	0.182	+0.0%
1860	0.182	+0.0%
1861	0.182	+0.0%
1862	0.182	+0.0%
1863	0.182	+0.0%
1864	0.182	+0.0%
1865	0.201	+10.4%
1866	0.201	+0.0%
1867	0.201	+0.0%
1868	0.201	+0.0%
1869	0.201	+0.0%
1870	0.201	+0.0%
1871	0.201	+0.0%
1872	0.201	+0.0%
1873	0.201	+0.0%
1874	0.219	+9.0%
1875	0.219	+0.0%
1876	0.219	+0.0%
1877	0.219	+0.0%
1878	0.219	+0.0%
1879	0.219	+0.0%
1880	0.219	+0.0%
1881	0.215	-1.8%
1882	0.215	+0.0%
1883	0.215	+0.0%
1884	0.215	+0.0%
1885	0.215	+0.0%
1886	0.215	+0.0%
1887	0.215	+0.0%
1888	0.215	+0.0%
1889	0.215	+0.0%
1890	0.215	+0.0%
1891	0.215	+0.0%
1892	0.215	+0.0%
1893	0.215	+0.0%
1894	0.233	+8.4%
1895	0.233	+0.0%
1896	0.233	+0.0%
1897	0.233	+0.0%
1898	0.233	+0.0%
1899	0.233	+0.0%
1900	0.216	-7.3%
1901	0.222	+2.8%
1902	0.222	+0.0%
1903	0.222	+0.0%
1904	0.222	+0.0%
1905	0.233	+5.0%
1906	0.257	+10.3%
1907	0.258	+0.4%
1908	0.26	+0.8%
1909	0.26	+0.0%
1910	0.258	-0.8%
1911	0.258	+0.0%
1912	0.258	+0.0%
1913	0.258	+0.0%
1914	0.263	+1.9%
1915	0.246	-6.5%
1916	0.246	+0.0%
1917	0.29	+17.9%
1918	0.622	+114.5%
1919	0.617	-0.8%
1921	0.637	+3.2%
1922	0.637	+0.0%
1923	0.637	+0.0%
1924	0.637	+0.0%
1925	0.637	+0.0%
1926	0.639	+0.3%
1927	0.639	+0.0%
1928	0.639	+0.0%
1929	0.639	+0.0%
1930	0.626	-2.0%
1931	0.643	+2.7%
1932	0.643	+0.0%
1933	0.632	-1.7%
1934	0.609	-3.6%
1935	0.609	+0.0%
1936	0.609	+0.0%
1937	0.609	+0.0%
1938	0.61	+0.2%
1939	0.603	-1.1%
1946	0.344	-43.0%
1947	0.344	+0.0%
1948	0.333	-3.2%
1949	0.332	-0.3%
1950	0.347	+4.5%
1951	0.347	+0.0%
1952	0.347	+0.0%
1953	0.358	+3.2%
1954	0.426	+19.0%
1955	0.43	+0.9%
1956	0.445	+3.5%
1957	0.446	+0.2%
1958	0.454	+1.8%
1959	0.454	+0.0%
1960	0.462	+1.8%
1961	0.462	+0.0%
1962	0.468	+1.3%
1963	0.468	+0.0%
1964	0.468	+0.0%
1965	0.48	+2.6%
1966	0.485	+1.0%
1967	0.491	+1.2%
1968	0.487	-0.8%
1969	0.478	-1.8%
1970	0.482	+0.8%
1971	0.481	-0.2%
1972	0.477	-0.8%
1973	0.481	+0.8%
1974	0.488	+1.5%
1975	0.484	-0.8%
1976	0.485	+0.2%
1977	0.478	-1.4%
1978	0.478	+0.0%
1979	0.482	+0.8%
1980	0.482	+0.0%
1981	0.482	+0.0%
1982	0.482	+0.0%
1983	0.482	+0.0%
1984	0.48	-0.4%
1985	0.496	+3.3%
1986	0.531	+7.1%
1987	0.525	-1.1%
1988	0.534	+1.7%
1989	0.497	-6.9%
1990	0.77	+54.9%
1991	0.809	+5.1%
1992	0.81	+0.1%
1993	0.882	+8.9%
1994	0.869	-1.5%
1995	0.884	+1.7%
1996	0.885	+0.1%
1997	0.885	+0.0%
1998	0.885	+0.0%
1999	0.899	+1.6%
2000	0.907	+0.9%
2001	0.908	+0.1%
2002	0.908	+0.0%
2003	0.911	+0.3%
2004	0.911	+0.0%
2005	0.911	+0.0%
2006	0.911	+0.0%
2007	0.913	+0.2%
2008	0.918	+0.5%
2009	0.919	+0.1%
2010	0.921	+0.2%
2011	0.914	-0.8%
2012	0.915	+0.1%
2013	0.922	+0.8%
2014	0.926	+0.4%
2015	0.932	+0.6%
2016	0.942	+1.1%
2017	0.943	+0.1%
2018	0.948	+0.5%
2019	0.946	-0.2%
2020	0.948	+0.2%
2021	0.945	-0.3%
2022	0.941	-0.4%
2023	0.942	+0.1%
2024	0.942	+0.0%
2025	0.941	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.172	0.172	0.172	1
1790s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1800s	0.1589	0.158	0.159	10
1810s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1820s	0.1558	0.151	0.159	10
1830s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1840s	0.1532	0.151	0.162	10
1850s	0.172	0.162	0.182	10
1860s	0.1915	0.182	0.201	10
1870s	0.2118	0.201	0.219	10
1880s	0.2154	0.215	0.219	10
1890s	0.2258	0.215	0.233	10
1900s	0.2372	0.216	0.26	10
1910s	0.3316	0.246	0.622	10
1920s	0.6379	0.637	0.639	9
1930s	0.6193	0.603	0.643	10
1940s	0.3382	0.332	0.344	4
1950s	0.4054	0.347	0.454	10
1960s	0.4749	0.462	0.491	10
1970s	0.4816	0.477	0.488	10
1980s	0.4991	0.48	0.534	10
1990s	0.8578	0.77	0.899	10
2000s	0.9117	0.907	0.919	10
2010s	0.9309	0.914	0.948	10
2020s	0.9432	0.941	0.948	6

Countries ranked near Estonia

3 Latvia 0.95 compare
4 Spain 0.943 compare
5 Germany 0.942 compare
7 Slovenia 0.94 compare
8 New Zealand 0.937 compare
9 Finland 0.932 compare

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More gender data for Estonia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,767 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,058 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Estonia?: Women's political empowerment index in Estonia was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2018.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1826.
How does Estonia rank for women's political empowerment index?: Estonia ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia 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: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.