Women's Political Participation Index by country
Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
1
Australia
Lowest
0.057
Afghanistan
Median
0.9315
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
26,373
What the numbers show
Women's Political Participation Index is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 1 in Australia; the lowest is 0.057 in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9315, and the mean is 0.8396.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 293.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 93.7%).
Women's Political Participation Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 0.999 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0.999 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 0.999 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.999 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 0.999 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.999 | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0.998 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 0.998 | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.998 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0.998 | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Suriname | 0.998 | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 0.997 | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 0.997 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.997 | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0.996 | 2025 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 0.996 | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Tanzania | 0.996 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 0.995 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 0.995 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Taiwan | 0.995 | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 0.994 | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 0.994 | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 0.994 | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.994 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.994 | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.993 | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Barbados | 0.992 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.992 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 0.991 | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | 0.99 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.99 | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Albania | 0.989 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 0.989 | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mozambique | 0.989 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 0.988 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 0.988 | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 0.988 | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 0.987 | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Malta | 0.987 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 0.986 | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 0.985 | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0.985 | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 0.984 | 2025 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 0.984 | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 0.984 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 0.982 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 0.982 | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Burundi | 0.981 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 0.98 | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.979 | 2025 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 0.978 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Djibouti | 0.977 | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 0.977 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lesotho | 0.976 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 0.976 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.974 | 2025 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 0.972 | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.97 | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Vietnam | 0.969 | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 71 | Benin | 0.967 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 71 | Belarus | 0.967 | 2025 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ireland | 0.967 | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.967 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 0.964 | 2025 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.964 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 75 | East Timor | 0.964 | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Singapore | 0.962 | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 0.961 | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 79 | United States | 0.961 | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 0.958 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 0.952 | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.948 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Hong Kong | 0.947 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0.944 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 0.942 | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Seychelles | 0.935 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 88 | Montenegro | 0.933 | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 0.93 | 2025 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0.929 | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Colombia | 0.924 | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Comoros | 0.922 | 2025 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Mali | 0.922 | 2025 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 0.92 | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 0.92 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Guatemala | 0.918 | 2025 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 96 | South Korea | 0.918 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.915 | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 0.912 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea | 0.909 | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Togo | 0.908 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 0.906 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 103 | Paraguay | 0.905 | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Chad | 0.903 | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 0.901 | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 0.901 | 2025 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 0.895 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 0.894 | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.892 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.888 | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.881 | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 0.877 | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Morocco | 0.87 | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Zambia | 0.869 | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Laos | 0.867 | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 0.863 | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Pakistan | 0.862 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 118 | Liberia | 0.857 | 2025 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 0.855 | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Egypt | 0.841 | 2025 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.841 | 2025 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 0.84 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 0.84 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 124 | Ghana | 0.836 | 2025 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Gambia | 0.828 | 2025 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 0.823 | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 0.82 | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 128 | China | 0.81 | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | 0.804 | 2025 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Malaysia | 0.791 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.782 | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 0.78 | 2025 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Iraq | 0.771 | 2025 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 0.771 | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Turkey | 0.759 | 2025 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Cambodia | 0.752 | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 0.751 | 2025 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 138 | North Korea | 0.737 | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 0.729 | 2025 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.727 | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 0.726 | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 142 | India | 0.708 | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Libya | 0.7 | 2025 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Niger | 0.697 | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Russia | 0.694 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Algeria | 0.657 | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.65 | 2025 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Nigeria | 0.648 | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0.646 | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.642 | 2025 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 151 | South Sudan | 0.635 | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | 0.626 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 0.604 | 2025 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 0.6 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 0.596 | 2025 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 156 | Botswana | 0.593 | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.591 | 2025 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 0.588 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 159 | Maldives | 0.562 | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Somalia | 0.486 | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.479 | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Lebanon | 0.463 | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 0.445 | 2025 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 164 | Myanmar | 0.426 | 2025 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0.363 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 166 | Eritrea | 0.327 | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Iran | 0.306 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | 0.286 | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 0.282 | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Kuwait | 0.192 | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | 0.175 | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Vatican | 0.091 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Syria | 0.083 | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Palestine | 0.07 | 1948 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Yemen | 0.06 | 2025 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 0.057 | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.