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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Sweden

Sweden: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.923 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.923
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.959
in 2013
All-time low
0.526
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

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

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.923 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Sweden peaked at 0.959 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.526, in 1900.

That places Sweden 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Year Value Change
1900 0.526 —
1901 0.526 +0.0%
1902 0.526 +0.0%
1903 0.526 +0.0%
1904 0.526 +0.0%
1905 0.526 +0.0%
1906 0.526 +0.0%
1907 0.526 +0.0%
1908 0.526 +0.0%
1909 0.526 +0.0%
1910 0.537 +2.1%
1911 0.537 +0.0%
1912 0.537 +0.0%
1913 0.537 +0.0%
1914 0.538 +0.2%
1915 0.538 +0.0%
1916 0.538 +0.0%
1917 0.538 +0.0%
1918 0.558 +3.7%
1919 0.558 +0.0%
1920 0.572 +2.5%
1921 0.582 +1.7%
1922 0.602 +3.4%
1923 0.698 +15.9%
1924 0.714 +2.3%
1925 0.716 +0.3%
1926 0.716 +0.0%
1927 0.716 +0.0%
1928 0.716 +0.0%
1929 0.712 -0.6%
1930 0.715 +0.4%
1931 0.715 +0.0%
1932 0.715 +0.0%
1933 0.718 +0.4%
1934 0.718 +0.0%
1935 0.718 +0.0%
1936 0.718 +0.0%
1937 0.725 +1.0%
1938 0.723 -0.3%
1939 0.723 +0.0%
1940 0.727 +0.6%
1941 0.741 +1.9%
1942 0.741 +0.0%
1943 0.741 +0.0%
1944 0.741 +0.0%
1945 0.76 +2.6%
1946 0.766 +0.8%
1947 0.766 +0.0%
1948 0.785 +2.5%
1949 0.785 +0.0%
1950 0.798 +1.7%
1951 0.798 +0.0%
1952 0.82 +2.8%
1953 0.82 +0.0%
1954 0.82 +0.0%
1955 0.82 +0.0%
1956 0.822 +0.2%
1957 0.822 +0.0%
1958 0.822 +0.0%
1959 0.822 +0.0%
1960 0.845 +2.8%
1961 0.857 +1.4%
1962 0.866 +1.1%
1963 0.866 +0.0%
1964 0.864 -0.2%
1965 0.865 +0.1%
1966 0.864 -0.1%
1967 0.864 +0.0%
1968 0.87 +0.7%
1969 0.87 +0.0%
1970 0.874 +0.5%
1971 0.874 +0.0%
1972 0.877 +0.3%
1973 0.904 +3.1%
1974 0.91 +0.7%
1975 0.913 +0.3%
1976 0.915 +0.2%
1977 0.918 +0.3%
1978 0.919 +0.1%
1979 0.922 +0.3%
1980 0.924 +0.2%
1981 0.928 +0.4%
1982 0.941 +1.4%
1983 0.941 +0.0%
1984 0.942 +0.1%
1985 0.941 -0.1%
1986 0.946 +0.5%
1987 0.947 +0.1%
1988 0.948 +0.1%
1989 0.948 +0.0%
1990 0.95 +0.2%
1991 0.949 -0.1%
1992 0.95 +0.1%
1993 0.95 +0.0%
1994 0.951 +0.1%
1995 0.952 +0.1%
1996 0.953 +0.1%
1997 0.953 +0.0%
1998 0.953 +0.0%
1999 0.952 -0.1%
2000 0.956 +0.4%
2001 0.956 +0.0%
2002 0.956 +0.0%
2003 0.956 +0.0%
2004 0.956 +0.0%
2005 0.953 -0.3%
2006 0.953 +0.0%
2007 0.953 +0.0%
2008 0.953 +0.0%
2009 0.953 +0.0%
2010 0.954 +0.1%
2011 0.956 +0.2%
2012 0.954 -0.2%
2013 0.959 +0.5%
2014 0.959 +0.0%
2015 0.948 -1.1%
2016 0.944 -0.4%
2017 0.922 -2.3%
2018 0.921 -0.1%
2019 0.932 +1.2%
2020 0.932 +0.0%
2021 0.932 +0.0%
2022 0.932 +0.0%
2023 0.927 -0.5%
2024 0.924 -0.3%
2025 0.923 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.526 0.526 0.526 10
1910s 0.5416 0.537 0.558 10
1920s 0.6744 0.572 0.716 10
1930s 0.7188 0.715 0.725 10
1940s 0.7553 0.727 0.785 10
1950s 0.8164 0.798 0.822 10
1960s 0.8631 0.845 0.87 10
1970s 0.9026 0.874 0.922 10
1980s 0.9406 0.924 0.948 10
1990s 0.9513 0.949 0.953 10
2000s 0.9545 0.953 0.956 10
2010s 0.9449 0.921 0.959 10
2020s 0.9283 0.923 0.932 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 15 Ireland 0.927 compare
  2. 16 Lithuania 0.926 compare
  3. 16 Norway 0.926 compare
  4. 19 Malta 0.917 compare
  5. 20 Chile 0.913 compare
  6. 20 Croatia 0.913 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Sweden?
Women's political empowerment index in Sweden was 0.923 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2013.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.526 in 1900.
How does Sweden rank for women's political empowerment index?
Sweden ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.