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Women's Political Participation Index in Philippines

Philippines: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.967 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.967
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.979
in 2016
All-time low
0.29
in 1900
Years of data
123
1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Philippines, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.967 for women's political participation index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Philippines peaked at 0.979 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 1900.

Philippines ranks 71st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Philippines, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.29 —
1901 0.29 +0.0%
1902 0.29 +0.0%
1903 0.29 +0.0%
1904 0.29 +0.0%
1905 0.29 +0.0%
1906 0.29 +0.0%
1907 0.29 +0.0%
1908 0.29 +0.0%
1909 0.29 +0.0%
1910 0.29 +0.0%
1911 0.29 +0.0%
1912 0.29 +0.0%
1913 0.29 +0.0%
1914 0.29 +0.0%
1915 0.29 +0.0%
1916 0.29 +0.0%
1917 0.29 +0.0%
1918 0.29 +0.0%
1919 0.29 +0.0%
1920 0.29 +0.0%
1921 0.29 +0.0%
1922 0.29 +0.0%
1923 0.29 +0.0%
1924 0.29 +0.0%
1925 0.29 +0.0%
1926 0.29 +0.0%
1927 0.29 +0.0%
1928 0.29 +0.0%
1929 0.29 +0.0%
1930 0.326 +12.4%
1931 0.326 +0.0%
1932 0.326 +0.0%
1933 0.326 +0.0%
1934 0.326 +0.0%
1935 0.326 +0.0%
1936 0.38 +16.6%
1937 0.428 +12.6%
1938 0.428 +0.0%
1939 0.428 +0.0%
1940 0.428 +0.0%
1942 0.291 -32.0%
1943 0.291 +0.0%
1946 0.522 +79.4%
1947 0.558 +6.9%
1948 0.558 +0.0%
1949 0.558 +0.0%
1950 0.558 +0.0%
1951 0.558 +0.0%
1952 0.558 +0.0%
1953 0.576 +3.2%
1954 0.576 +0.0%
1955 0.576 +0.0%
1956 0.576 +0.0%
1957 0.558 -3.1%
1958 0.558 +0.0%
1959 0.558 +0.0%
1960 0.558 +0.0%
1961 0.576 +3.2%
1962 0.576 +0.0%
1963 0.576 +0.0%
1964 0.576 +0.0%
1965 0.645 +12.0%
1966 0.645 +0.0%
1967 0.645 +0.0%
1968 0.645 +0.0%
1969 0.593 -8.1%
1970 0.593 +0.0%
1971 0.52 -12.3%
1972 0.464 -10.8%
1973 0.464 +0.0%
1974 0.464 +0.0%
1975 0.464 +0.0%
1976 0.464 +0.0%
1977 0.464 +0.0%
1978 0.465 +0.2%
1979 0.573 +23.2%
1980 0.573 +0.0%
1981 0.573 +0.0%
1982 0.573 +0.0%
1983 0.573 +0.0%
1984 0.575 +0.3%
1985 0.575 +0.0%
1986 0.745 +29.6%
1987 0.746 +0.1%
1988 0.867 +16.2%
1989 0.867 +0.0%
1990 0.869 +0.2%
1991 0.869 +0.0%
1992 0.885 +1.8%
1993 0.885 +0.0%
1994 0.885 +0.0%
1995 0.866 -2.1%
1996 0.866 +0.0%
1997 0.866 +0.0%
1998 0.901 +4.0%
1999 0.891 -1.1%
2000 0.891 +0.0%
2001 0.94 +5.5%
2002 0.94 +0.0%
2003 0.94 +0.0%
2004 0.927 -1.4%
2005 0.927 +0.0%
2006 0.924 -0.3%
2007 0.954 +3.2%
2008 0.954 +0.0%
2009 0.957 +0.3%
2010 0.959 +0.2%
2011 0.962 +0.3%
2012 0.962 +0.0%
2013 0.97 +0.8%
2014 0.97 +0.0%
2015 0.972 +0.2%
2016 0.979 +0.7%
2017 0.972 -0.7%
2018 0.972 +0.0%
2019 0.956 -1.6%
2020 0.959 +0.3%
2021 0.959 +0.0%
2022 0.972 +1.4%
2023 0.969 -0.3%
2024 0.964 -0.5%
2025 0.967 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.29 0.29 0.29 10
1910s 0.29 0.29 0.29 10
1920s 0.29 0.29 0.29 10
1930s 0.362 0.326 0.428 10
1940s 0.458 0.291 0.558 7
1950s 0.5652 0.558 0.576 10
1960s 0.6035 0.558 0.645 10
1970s 0.4935 0.464 0.593 10
1980s 0.6667 0.573 0.867 10
1990s 0.8783 0.866 0.901 10
2000s 0.9354 0.891 0.957 10
2010s 0.9674 0.956 0.979 10
2020s 0.965 0.959 0.972 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 68 Greece 0.972 compare
  2. 69 Trinidad and Tobago 0.97 compare
  3. 70 Vietnam 0.969 compare
  4. 71 Belarus 0.967 compare
  5. 71 Benin 0.967 compare
  6. 71 Ireland 0.967 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Philippines?
Women's political participation index in Philippines was 0.967 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2016.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 1900.
How does Philippines rank for women's political participation index?
Philippines ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.