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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

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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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 154 South Sudan 0.476 compare
  2. 155 Congo 0.466 compare
  3. 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.449 compare
  4. 158 Tajikistan 0.431 compare
  5. 159 Libya 0.412 compare
  6. 160 Haiti 0.403 compare

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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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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.