What is women's political empowerment index in Nepal?

Women's political empowerment index in Nepal was 0.792 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.792 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1934.

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

Nepal ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Nepal: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.792 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.792

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

81st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.792

in 2025

All-time low

0.054

in 1934

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political empowerment index in Nepal is 0.792, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Nepal peaked at 0.792 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1934.

That places Nepal 81st 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 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.065	—
1790	0.065	+0.0%
1791	0.065	+0.0%
1792	0.065	+0.0%
1793	0.065	+0.0%
1794	0.065	+0.0%
1795	0.065	+0.0%
1796	0.065	+0.0%
1797	0.065	+0.0%
1798	0.065	+0.0%
1799	0.065	+0.0%
1800	0.065	+0.0%
1801	0.065	+0.0%
1802	0.065	+0.0%
1803	0.065	+0.0%
1804	0.065	+0.0%
1805	0.065	+0.0%
1806	0.065	+0.0%
1807	0.065	+0.0%
1808	0.065	+0.0%
1809	0.065	+0.0%
1810	0.065	+0.0%
1811	0.065	+0.0%
1812	0.065	+0.0%
1813	0.065	+0.0%
1814	0.065	+0.0%
1815	0.065	+0.0%
1816	0.065	+0.0%
1817	0.065	+0.0%
1818	0.065	+0.0%
1819	0.065	+0.0%
1820	0.065	+0.0%
1821	0.065	+0.0%
1822	0.065	+0.0%
1823	0.065	+0.0%
1824	0.065	+0.0%
1825	0.065	+0.0%
1826	0.065	+0.0%
1827	0.065	+0.0%
1828	0.065	+0.0%
1829	0.065	+0.0%
1830	0.065	+0.0%
1831	0.065	+0.0%
1832	0.065	+0.0%
1833	0.065	+0.0%
1834	0.065	+0.0%
1835	0.065	+0.0%
1836	0.065	+0.0%
1837	0.065	+0.0%
1838	0.065	+0.0%
1839	0.065	+0.0%
1840	0.065	+0.0%
1841	0.065	+0.0%
1842	0.065	+0.0%
1843	0.065	+0.0%
1844	0.065	+0.0%
1845	0.065	+0.0%
1846	0.065	+0.0%
1847	0.065	+0.0%
1848	0.065	+0.0%
1849	0.065	+0.0%
1850	0.065	+0.0%
1851	0.065	+0.0%
1852	0.065	+0.0%
1853	0.065	+0.0%
1854	0.065	+0.0%
1855	0.065	+0.0%
1856	0.065	+0.0%
1857	0.065	+0.0%
1858	0.065	+0.0%
1859	0.065	+0.0%
1860	0.065	+0.0%
1861	0.065	+0.0%
1862	0.065	+0.0%
1863	0.065	+0.0%
1864	0.065	+0.0%
1865	0.065	+0.0%
1866	0.065	+0.0%
1867	0.065	+0.0%
1868	0.065	+0.0%
1869	0.065	+0.0%
1870	0.065	+0.0%
1871	0.065	+0.0%
1872	0.065	+0.0%
1873	0.065	+0.0%
1874	0.065	+0.0%
1875	0.065	+0.0%
1876	0.065	+0.0%
1877	0.065	+0.0%
1878	0.065	+0.0%
1879	0.065	+0.0%
1880	0.065	+0.0%
1881	0.065	+0.0%
1882	0.065	+0.0%
1883	0.065	+0.0%
1884	0.065	+0.0%
1885	0.065	+0.0%
1886	0.065	+0.0%
1887	0.065	+0.0%
1888	0.065	+0.0%
1889	0.065	+0.0%
1890	0.065	+0.0%
1891	0.065	+0.0%
1892	0.065	+0.0%
1893	0.065	+0.0%
1894	0.065	+0.0%
1895	0.065	+0.0%
1896	0.065	+0.0%
1897	0.065	+0.0%
1898	0.065	+0.0%
1899	0.065	+0.0%
1900	0.055	-15.4%
1901	0.055	+0.0%
1902	0.055	+0.0%
1903	0.055	+0.0%
1904	0.055	+0.0%
1905	0.055	+0.0%
1906	0.055	+0.0%
1907	0.055	+0.0%
1908	0.055	+0.0%
1909	0.055	+0.0%
1910	0.055	+0.0%
1911	0.055	+0.0%
1912	0.055	+0.0%
1913	0.055	+0.0%
1914	0.055	+0.0%
1915	0.055	+0.0%
1916	0.055	+0.0%
1917	0.055	+0.0%
1918	0.055	+0.0%
1919	0.055	+0.0%
1920	0.055	+0.0%
1921	0.055	+0.0%
1922	0.055	+0.0%
1923	0.056	+1.8%
1924	0.056	+0.0%
1925	0.056	+0.0%
1926	0.056	+0.0%
1927	0.056	+0.0%
1928	0.056	+0.0%
1929	0.056	+0.0%
1930	0.056	+0.0%
1931	0.056	+0.0%
1932	0.056	+0.0%
1933	0.056	+0.0%
1934	0.054	-3.6%
1935	0.054	+0.0%
1936	0.054	+0.0%
1937	0.054	+0.0%
1938	0.054	+0.0%
1939	0.054	+0.0%
1940	0.054	+0.0%
1941	0.054	+0.0%
1942	0.054	+0.0%
1943	0.054	+0.0%
1944	0.054	+0.0%
1945	0.057	+5.6%
1946	0.057	+0.0%
1947	0.057	+0.0%
1948	0.057	+0.0%
1949	0.057	+0.0%
1950	0.103	+80.7%
1951	0.139	+35.0%
1952	0.178	+28.1%
1953	0.178	+0.0%
1954	0.178	+0.0%
1955	0.178	+0.0%
1956	0.178	+0.0%
1957	0.178	+0.0%
1958	0.177	-0.6%
1959	0.186	+5.1%
1960	0.196	+5.4%
1961	0.186	-5.1%
1962	0.185	-0.5%
1963	0.217	+17.3%
1964	0.223	+2.8%
1965	0.228	+2.2%
1966	0.228	+0.0%
1967	0.223	-2.2%
1968	0.223	+0.0%
1969	0.223	+0.0%
1970	0.228	+2.2%
1971	0.233	+2.2%
1972	0.232	-0.4%
1973	0.238	+2.6%
1974	0.238	+0.0%
1975	0.225	-5.5%
1976	0.224	-0.4%
1977	0.228	+1.8%
1978	0.228	+0.0%
1979	0.231	+1.3%
1980	0.246	+6.5%
1981	0.247	+0.4%
1982	0.255	+3.2%
1983	0.255	+0.0%
1984	0.255	+0.0%
1985	0.255	+0.0%
1986	0.257	+0.8%
1987	0.262	+1.9%
1988	0.262	+0.0%
1989	0.262	+0.0%
1990	0.406	+55.0%
1991	0.483	+19.0%
1992	0.491	+1.7%
1993	0.504	+2.6%
1994	0.504	+0.0%
1995	0.495	-1.8%
1996	0.473	-4.4%
1997	0.484	+2.3%
1998	0.489	+1.0%
1999	0.504	+3.1%
2000	0.535	+6.2%
2001	0.544	+1.7%
2002	0.526	-3.3%
2003	0.526	+0.0%
2004	0.526	+0.0%
2005	0.535	+1.7%
2006	0.565	+5.6%
2007	0.731	+29.4%
2008	0.754	+3.1%
2009	0.774	+2.7%
2010	0.773	-0.1%
2011	0.772	-0.1%
2012	0.673	-12.8%
2013	0.659	-2.1%
2014	0.678	+2.9%
2015	0.776	+14.5%
2016	0.778	+0.3%
2017	0.781	+0.4%
2018	0.763	-2.3%
2019	0.755	-1.0%
2020	0.76	+0.7%
2021	0.764	+0.5%
2022	0.766	+0.3%
2023	0.767	+0.1%
2024	0.774	+0.9%
2025	0.792	+2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.065	0.065	0.065	1
1790s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1800s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1810s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1820s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1830s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1840s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1850s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1860s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1870s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1880s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1890s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1900s	0.055	0.055	0.055	10
1910s	0.055	0.055	0.055	10
1920s	0.0557	0.055	0.056	10
1930s	0.0548	0.054	0.056	10
1940s	0.0555	0.054	0.057	10
1950s	0.1673	0.103	0.186	10
1960s	0.2132	0.185	0.228	10
1970s	0.2305	0.224	0.238	10
1980s	0.2556	0.246	0.262	10
1990s	0.4833	0.406	0.504	10
2000s	0.6016	0.526	0.774	10
2010s	0.7408	0.659	0.781	10
2020s	0.7705	0.76	0.792	6

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More gender data for Nepal

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Nepal?: Women's political empowerment index in Nepal was 0.792 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.792 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1934.
How does Nepal rank for women's political empowerment index?: Nepal ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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.