Women's Political Empowerment Index in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.437 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.437
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
157th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.534
in 1988
All-time low
0.216
in 1900
Years of data
118
1896–2025
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Turkmenistan, 1896–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.437 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.534 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.216, in 1900.
Turkmenistan ranks 157th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 118 years of available data.
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 0.233 | — |
| 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 | 0.281 | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.295 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.296 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.298 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.289 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.289 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.245 | -15.2% |
| 1930 | 0.231 | -5.7% |
| 1931 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.23 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.227 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.344 | +51.5% |
| 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 | 0.416 | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.29 | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 0.258 | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.341 | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 0.334 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.324 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.373 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.307 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.293 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.305 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.313 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.314 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.312 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.316 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.318 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.376 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.369 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.363 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.367 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.357 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.383 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.41 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.411 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.415 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.418 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.434 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.437 | +0.7% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.437 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.437 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Women's Political Empowerment Index in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +51.5% | 0.227 | 0.344 |
| 1994 | +32.2% | 0.258 | 0.341 |
| 1991 | -30.3% | 0.416 | 0.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.233 | 0.233 | 0.233 | 4 |
| 1900s | 0.2372 | 0.216 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2657 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2904 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2298 | 0.227 | 0.231 | 4 |
| 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 | 0.3252 | 0.258 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3317 | 0.293 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3571 | 0.312 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.424 | 0.411 | 0.437 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 154 South Sudan 0.476 compare
- 155 Congo 0.466 compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.449 compare
- 158 Tajikistan 0.431 compare
- 159 Libya 0.412 compare
- 160 Haiti 0.403 compare
More gender data for Turkmenistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,311 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,825 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,825 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 73,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 77,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 74,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 79,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index in Turkmenistan?
- Women's political empowerment index in Turkmenistan was 0.437 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.534 in 1988.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1900.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for women's political empowerment index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.