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Women political empowerment index in Philippines

Philippines: Women political empowerment index was 0.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.81
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
71st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 2011
All-time low
0.179
in 1942
Years of data
123
1900–2025

Women political empowerment index in Philippines, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women political empowerment index in Philippines is 0.81, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Philippines peaked at 0.849 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.179, in 1942.

Philippines ranks 71st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Women political empowerment index in Philippines, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.289 —
1901 0.289 +0.0%
1902 0.289 +0.0%
1903 0.289 +0.0%
1904 0.289 +0.0%
1905 0.289 +0.0%
1906 0.289 +0.0%
1907 0.299 +3.5%
1908 0.299 +0.0%
1909 0.299 +0.0%
1910 0.309 +3.3%
1911 0.309 +0.0%
1912 0.309 +0.0%
1913 0.309 +0.0%
1914 0.309 +0.0%
1915 0.309 +0.0%
1916 0.309 +0.0%
1917 0.309 +0.0%
1918 0.309 +0.0%
1919 0.309 +0.0%
1920 0.309 +0.0%
1921 0.309 +0.0%
1922 0.309 +0.0%
1923 0.309 +0.0%
1924 0.309 +0.0%
1925 0.309 +0.0%
1926 0.309 +0.0%
1927 0.309 +0.0%
1928 0.309 +0.0%
1929 0.309 +0.0%
1930 0.319 +3.2%
1931 0.319 +0.0%
1932 0.319 +0.0%
1933 0.319 +0.0%
1934 0.319 +0.0%
1935 0.334 +4.7%
1936 0.362 +8.4%
1937 0.379 +4.7%
1938 0.379 +0.0%
1939 0.379 +0.0%
1940 0.395 +4.2%
1942 0.179 -54.7%
1943 0.179 +0.0%
1946 0.519 +189.9%
1947 0.552 +6.4%
1948 0.552 +0.0%
1949 0.552 +0.0%
1950 0.552 +0.0%
1951 0.552 +0.0%
1952 0.552 +0.0%
1953 0.558 +1.1%
1954 0.558 +0.0%
1955 0.573 +2.7%
1956 0.573 +0.0%
1957 0.567 -1.0%
1958 0.567 +0.0%
1959 0.567 +0.0%
1960 0.582 +2.6%
1961 0.587 +0.9%
1962 0.588 +0.2%
1963 0.588 +0.0%
1964 0.588 +0.0%
1965 0.596 +1.4%
1966 0.596 +0.0%
1967 0.596 +0.0%
1968 0.596 +0.0%
1969 0.586 -1.7%
1970 0.599 +2.2%
1971 0.557 -7.0%
1972 0.489 -12.2%
1973 0.485 -0.8%
1974 0.485 +0.0%
1975 0.485 +0.0%
1976 0.485 +0.0%
1977 0.485 +0.0%
1978 0.486 +0.2%
1979 0.521 +7.2%
1980 0.521 +0.0%
1981 0.521 +0.0%
1982 0.521 +0.0%
1983 0.521 +0.0%
1984 0.522 +0.2%
1985 0.522 +0.0%
1986 0.681 +30.5%
1987 0.758 +11.3%
1988 0.798 +5.3%
1989 0.798 +0.0%
1990 0.799 +0.1%
1991 0.799 +0.0%
1992 0.808 +1.1%
1993 0.808 +0.0%
1994 0.808 +0.0%
1995 0.802 -0.7%
1996 0.802 +0.0%
1997 0.802 +0.0%
1998 0.814 +1.5%
1999 0.81 -0.5%
2000 0.804 -0.7%
2001 0.82 +2.0%
2002 0.82 +0.0%
2003 0.82 +0.0%
2004 0.818 -0.2%
2005 0.818 +0.0%
2006 0.817 -0.1%
2007 0.828 +1.3%
2008 0.828 +0.0%
2009 0.829 +0.1%
2010 0.848 +2.3%
2011 0.849 +0.1%
2012 0.849 +0.0%
2013 0.837 -1.4%
2014 0.837 +0.0%
2015 0.844 +0.8%
2016 0.844 +0.0%
2017 0.807 -4.4%
2018 0.807 +0.0%
2019 0.792 -1.9%
2020 0.795 +0.4%
2021 0.788 -0.9%
2022 0.806 +2.3%
2023 0.805 -0.1%
2024 0.803 -0.2%
2025 0.81 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.292 0.289 0.299 10
1910s 0.309 0.309 0.309 10
1920s 0.309 0.309 0.309 10
1930s 0.3428 0.319 0.379 10
1940s 0.4183 0.179 0.552 7
1950s 0.5619 0.552 0.573 10
1960s 0.5903 0.582 0.596 10
1970s 0.5077 0.485 0.599 10
1980s 0.6163 0.521 0.798 10
1990s 0.8052 0.799 0.814 10
2000s 0.8202 0.804 0.829 10
2010s 0.8314 0.792 0.849 10
2020s 0.8012 0.788 0.81 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 68 Mauritius 0.814 compare
  2. 69 Gambia 0.813 compare
  3. 70 Portugal 0.811 compare
  4. 71 Guyana 0.81 compare
  5. 73 Lesotho 0.809 compare
  6. 74 Vietnam 0.808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Philippines?
Women political empowerment index in Philippines was 0.81 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2011.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.179 in 1942.
How does Philippines rank for women political empowerment index?
Philippines ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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