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Women political empowerment index in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Women political empowerment index was 0.715 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.715
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
104th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.715
in 2025
All-time low
0.486
in 1940
Years of data
120
1906–2025

Women political empowerment index in Vanuatu, 1906–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.715 for women political empowerment index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 120 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.715 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.486, in 1940.

Vanuatu ranks 104th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 120 years of available data.

Women political empowerment index in Vanuatu, year by year

Year Value Change
1906 0.492 —
1907 0.492 +0.0%
1908 0.492 +0.0%
1909 0.492 +0.0%
1910 0.492 +0.0%
1911 0.492 +0.0%
1912 0.492 +0.0%
1913 0.492 +0.0%
1914 0.492 +0.0%
1915 0.492 +0.0%
1916 0.492 +0.0%
1917 0.492 +0.0%
1918 0.492 +0.0%
1919 0.492 +0.0%
1920 0.492 +0.0%
1921 0.492 +0.0%
1922 0.492 +0.0%
1923 0.492 +0.0%
1924 0.492 +0.0%
1925 0.492 +0.0%
1926 0.492 +0.0%
1927 0.492 +0.0%
1928 0.492 +0.0%
1929 0.492 +0.0%
1930 0.492 +0.0%
1931 0.492 +0.0%
1932 0.492 +0.0%
1933 0.492 +0.0%
1934 0.492 +0.0%
1935 0.492 +0.0%
1936 0.492 +0.0%
1937 0.492 +0.0%
1938 0.492 +0.0%
1939 0.492 +0.0%
1940 0.486 -1.2%
1941 0.486 +0.0%
1942 0.486 +0.0%
1943 0.486 +0.0%
1944 0.486 +0.0%
1945 0.486 +0.0%
1946 0.486 +0.0%
1947 0.486 +0.0%
1948 0.486 +0.0%
1949 0.486 +0.0%
1950 0.486 +0.0%
1951 0.486 +0.0%
1952 0.486 +0.0%
1953 0.486 +0.0%
1954 0.486 +0.0%
1955 0.486 +0.0%
1956 0.486 +0.0%
1957 0.486 +0.0%
1958 0.486 +0.0%
1959 0.486 +0.0%
1960 0.486 +0.0%
1961 0.486 +0.0%
1962 0.486 +0.0%
1963 0.486 +0.0%
1964 0.486 +0.0%
1965 0.486 +0.0%
1966 0.486 +0.0%
1967 0.486 +0.0%
1968 0.486 +0.0%
1969 0.486 +0.0%
1970 0.499 +2.7%
1971 0.499 +0.0%
1972 0.499 +0.0%
1973 0.499 +0.0%
1974 0.499 +0.0%
1975 0.499 +0.0%
1976 0.499 +0.0%
1977 0.499 +0.0%
1978 0.499 +0.0%
1979 0.499 +0.0%
1980 0.61 +22.2%
1981 0.646 +5.9%
1982 0.646 +0.0%
1983 0.646 +0.0%
1984 0.646 +0.0%
1985 0.646 +0.0%
1986 0.646 +0.0%
1987 0.674 +4.3%
1988 0.674 +0.0%
1989 0.674 +0.0%
1990 0.674 +0.0%
1991 0.66 -2.1%
1992 0.66 +0.0%
1993 0.66 +0.0%
1994 0.66 +0.0%
1995 0.66 +0.0%
1996 0.66 +0.0%
1997 0.66 +0.0%
1998 0.646 -2.1%
1999 0.646 +0.0%
2000 0.661 +2.3%
2001 0.661 +0.0%
2002 0.673 +1.8%
2003 0.673 +0.0%
2004 0.685 +1.8%
2005 0.685 +0.0%
2006 0.685 +0.0%
2007 0.685 +0.0%
2008 0.685 +0.0%
2009 0.685 +0.0%
2010 0.691 +0.9%
2011 0.691 +0.0%
2012 0.667 -3.5%
2013 0.667 +0.0%
2014 0.667 +0.0%
2015 0.672 +0.7%
2016 0.672 +0.0%
2017 0.638 -5.1%
2018 0.641 +0.5%
2019 0.64 -0.2%
2020 0.629 -1.7%
2021 0.642 +2.1%
2022 0.679 +5.8%
2023 0.691 +1.8%
2024 0.694 +0.4%
2025 0.715 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.492 0.492 0.492 4
1910s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1920s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1930s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1940s 0.486 0.486 0.486 10
1950s 0.486 0.486 0.486 10
1960s 0.486 0.486 0.486 10
1970s 0.499 0.499 0.499 10
1980s 0.6508 0.61 0.674 10
1990s 0.6586 0.646 0.674 10
2000s 0.6778 0.661 0.685 10
2010s 0.6646 0.638 0.691 10
2020s 0.675 0.629 0.715 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 101 Indonesia 0.726 compare
  2. 102 Mozambique 0.725 compare
  3. 103 Guatemala 0.722 compare
  4. 105 Morocco 0.712 compare
  5. 106 Cuba 0.71 compare
  6. 107 Niger 0.709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Vanuatu?
Women political empowerment index in Vanuatu was 0.715 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.715 in 2025.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.486 in 1940.
How does Vanuatu rank for women political empowerment index?
Vanuatu ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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