What is women's political empowerment index in Switzerland?

Women's political empowerment index in Switzerland was 0.93 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2020.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.468 in 1803.

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

Switzerland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.93

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.94

in 2020

All-time low

0.468

in 1803

Years of data

171

1803–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Switzerland, 1803–2025

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.93 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Switzerland peaked at 0.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.468, in 1803.

Switzerland ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 171 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Switzerland, 1803 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1803	0.468	—
1804	0.468	+0.0%
1805	0.468	+0.0%
1806	0.468	+0.0%
1807	0.468	+0.0%
1808	0.468	+0.0%
1809	0.468	+0.0%
1810	0.468	+0.0%
1811	0.468	+0.0%
1812	0.468	+0.0%
1813	0.468	+0.0%
1814	0.468	+0.0%
1815	0.468	+0.0%
1816	0.468	+0.0%
1817	0.468	+0.0%
1818	0.468	+0.0%
1819	0.468	+0.0%
1820	0.468	+0.0%
1821	0.468	+0.0%
1822	0.468	+0.0%
1823	0.468	+0.0%
1824	0.468	+0.0%
1825	0.468	+0.0%
1826	0.468	+0.0%
1827	0.468	+0.0%
1828	0.468	+0.0%
1829	0.468	+0.0%
1830	0.468	+0.0%
1831	0.468	+0.0%
1832	0.468	+0.0%
1833	0.468	+0.0%
1834	0.468	+0.0%
1835	0.468	+0.0%
1836	0.468	+0.0%
1837	0.468	+0.0%
1838	0.468	+0.0%
1839	0.468	+0.0%
1840	0.468	+0.0%
1841	0.468	+0.0%
1842	0.468	+0.0%
1843	0.468	+0.0%
1844	0.468	+0.0%
1845	0.468	+0.0%
1846	0.468	+0.0%
1847	0.468	+0.0%
1900	0.536	+14.5%
1901	0.536	+0.0%
1902	0.536	+0.0%
1903	0.536	+0.0%
1904	0.536	+0.0%
1905	0.536	+0.0%
1906	0.536	+0.0%
1907	0.536	+0.0%
1908	0.536	+0.0%
1909	0.536	+0.0%
1910	0.536	+0.0%
1911	0.536	+0.0%
1912	0.536	+0.0%
1913	0.536	+0.0%
1914	0.535	-0.2%
1915	0.532	-0.6%
1916	0.532	+0.0%
1917	0.532	+0.0%
1918	0.538	+1.1%
1919	0.538	+0.0%
1920	0.54	+0.4%
1921	0.54	+0.0%
1922	0.54	+0.0%
1923	0.54	+0.0%
1924	0.54	+0.0%
1925	0.54	+0.0%
1926	0.54	+0.0%
1927	0.54	+0.0%
1928	0.54	+0.0%
1929	0.54	+0.0%
1930	0.54	+0.0%
1931	0.54	+0.0%
1932	0.54	+0.0%
1933	0.54	+0.0%
1934	0.54	+0.0%
1935	0.54	+0.0%
1936	0.532	-1.5%
1937	0.532	+0.0%
1938	0.532	+0.0%
1939	0.532	+0.0%
1940	0.532	+0.0%
1941	0.532	+0.0%
1942	0.532	+0.0%
1943	0.532	+0.0%
1944	0.532	+0.0%
1945	0.532	+0.0%
1946	0.532	+0.0%
1947	0.532	+0.0%
1948	0.532	+0.0%
1949	0.532	+0.0%
1950	0.534	+0.4%
1951	0.534	+0.0%
1952	0.534	+0.0%
1953	0.534	+0.0%
1954	0.534	+0.0%
1955	0.534	+0.0%
1956	0.534	+0.0%
1957	0.534	+0.0%
1958	0.549	+2.8%
1959	0.549	+0.0%
1960	0.553	+0.7%
1961	0.553	+0.0%
1962	0.553	+0.0%
1963	0.553	+0.0%
1964	0.553	+0.0%
1965	0.553	+0.0%
1966	0.553	+0.0%
1967	0.553	+0.0%
1968	0.553	+0.0%
1969	0.553	+0.0%
1970	0.638	+15.4%
1971	0.764	+19.7%
1972	0.792	+3.7%
1973	0.792	+0.0%
1974	0.808	+2.0%
1975	0.816	+1.0%
1976	0.816	+0.0%
1977	0.816	+0.0%
1978	0.816	+0.0%
1979	0.833	+2.1%
1980	0.838	+0.6%
1981	0.842	+0.5%
1982	0.842	+0.0%
1983	0.845	+0.4%
1984	0.845	+0.0%
1985	0.845	+0.0%
1986	0.847	+0.2%
1987	0.86	+1.5%
1988	0.86	+0.0%
1989	0.864	+0.5%
1990	0.887	+2.7%
1991	0.897	+1.1%
1992	0.897	+0.0%
1993	0.897	+0.0%
1994	0.897	+0.0%
1995	0.904	+0.8%
1996	0.904	+0.0%
1997	0.904	+0.0%
1998	0.91	+0.7%
1999	0.912	+0.2%
2000	0.921	+1.0%
2001	0.921	+0.0%
2002	0.926	+0.5%
2003	0.928	+0.2%
2004	0.928	+0.0%
2005	0.928	+0.0%
2006	0.928	+0.0%
2007	0.93	+0.2%
2008	0.93	+0.0%
2009	0.93	+0.0%
2010	0.933	+0.3%
2011	0.932	-0.1%
2012	0.932	+0.0%
2013	0.932	+0.0%
2014	0.933	+0.1%
2015	0.936	+0.3%
2016	0.935	-0.1%
2017	0.937	+0.2%
2018	0.937	+0.0%
2019	0.933	-0.4%
2020	0.94	+0.8%
2021	0.94	+0.0%
2022	0.939	-0.1%
2023	0.939	+0.0%
2024	0.939	+0.0%
2025	0.93	-1.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.468	0.468	0.468	7
1810s	0.468	0.468	0.468	10
1820s	0.468	0.468	0.468	10
1830s	0.468	0.468	0.468	10
1840s	0.468	0.468	0.468	8
1900s	0.536	0.536	0.536	10
1910s	0.5351	0.532	0.538	10
1920s	0.54	0.54	0.54	10
1930s	0.5368	0.532	0.54	10
1940s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1950s	0.537	0.534	0.549	10
1960s	0.553	0.553	0.553	10
1970s	0.7891	0.638	0.833	10
1980s	0.8488	0.838	0.864	10
1990s	0.9009	0.887	0.912	10
2000s	0.927	0.921	0.93	10
2010s	0.934	0.932	0.937	10
2020s	0.9378	0.93	0.94	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

7 Slovenia 0.94 compare
8 New Zealand 0.937 compare
9 Finland 0.932 compare
10 Czechia 0.93 compare
12 France 0.929 compare
12 Italy 0.929 compare
12 Jamaica 0.929 compare

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More gender data for Switzerland

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Switzerland?: Women's political empowerment index in Switzerland was 0.93 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2020.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.468 in 1803.
How does Switzerland rank for women's political empowerment index?: Switzerland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.