What is women's political participation index in Sri Lanka?

Women's political participation index in Sri Lanka was 0.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.162 in 1900.

How does Sri Lanka rank for women's political participation index?

Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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.

Women's Political Participation Index in Sri Lanka

Name: Women's Political Participation Index in Sri Lanka
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.82 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.82

Change on year

up 28.1%

World rank

127th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.82

in 2025

All-time low

0.162

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.82 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.1% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.82 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.162, in 1900.

That places Sri Lanka 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Sri Lanka, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.162	—
1901	0.162	+0.0%
1902	0.162	+0.0%
1903	0.162	+0.0%
1904	0.162	+0.0%
1905	0.162	+0.0%
1906	0.162	+0.0%
1907	0.162	+0.0%
1908	0.162	+0.0%
1909	0.162	+0.0%
1910	0.162	+0.0%
1911	0.162	+0.0%
1912	0.162	+0.0%
1913	0.162	+0.0%
1914	0.162	+0.0%
1915	0.162	+0.0%
1916	0.162	+0.0%
1917	0.162	+0.0%
1918	0.162	+0.0%
1919	0.162	+0.0%
1920	0.162	+0.0%
1921	0.162	+0.0%
1922	0.162	+0.0%
1923	0.162	+0.0%
1924	0.162	+0.0%
1925	0.162	+0.0%
1926	0.162	+0.0%
1927	0.162	+0.0%
1928	0.162	+0.0%
1929	0.162	+0.0%
1930	0.162	+0.0%
1931	0.207	+27.8%
1932	0.207	+0.0%
1933	0.207	+0.0%
1934	0.207	+0.0%
1935	0.207	+0.0%
1936	0.183	-11.6%
1937	0.183	+0.0%
1938	0.183	+0.0%
1939	0.183	+0.0%
1940	0.233	+27.3%
1941	0.233	+0.0%
1942	0.233	+0.0%
1943	0.233	+0.0%
1944	0.233	+0.0%
1945	0.233	+0.0%
1946	0.233	+0.0%
1947	0.233	+0.0%
1948	0.253	+8.6%
1949	0.286	+13.0%
1950	0.286	+0.0%
1951	0.286	+0.0%
1952	0.341	+19.2%
1953	0.341	+0.0%
1954	0.341	+0.0%
1955	0.341	+0.0%
1956	0.36	+5.6%
1957	0.378	+5.0%
1958	0.378	+0.0%
1959	0.416	+10.1%
1960	0.524	+26.0%
1961	0.524	+0.0%
1962	0.524	+0.0%
1963	0.524	+0.0%
1964	0.536	+2.3%
1965	0.548	+2.2%
1966	0.574	+4.7%
1967	0.599	+4.4%
1968	0.599	+0.0%
1969	0.599	+0.0%
1970	0.574	-4.2%
1971	0.574	+0.0%
1972	0.574	+0.0%
1973	0.574	+0.0%
1974	0.574	+0.0%
1975	0.574	+0.0%
1976	0.574	+0.0%
1977	0.546	-4.9%
1978	0.546	+0.0%
1979	0.546	+0.0%
1980	0.546	+0.0%
1981	0.546	+0.0%
1982	0.546	+0.0%
1983	0.546	+0.0%
1984	0.546	+0.0%
1985	0.546	+0.0%
1986	0.546	+0.0%
1987	0.546	+0.0%
1988	0.546	+0.0%
1989	0.595	+9.0%
1990	0.595	+0.0%
1991	0.603	+1.3%
1992	0.603	+0.0%
1993	0.603	+0.0%
1994	0.603	+0.0%
1995	0.603	+0.0%
1996	0.603	+0.0%
1997	0.603	+0.0%
1998	0.603	+0.0%
1999	0.603	+0.0%
2000	0.578	-4.1%
2001	0.586	+1.4%
2002	0.586	+0.0%
2003	0.586	+0.0%
2004	0.595	+1.5%
2005	0.595	+0.0%
2006	0.595	+0.0%
2007	0.595	+0.0%
2008	0.595	+0.0%
2009	0.595	+0.0%
2010	0.603	+1.3%
2011	0.603	+0.0%
2012	0.603	+0.0%
2013	0.603	+0.0%
2014	0.612	+1.5%
2015	0.612	+0.0%
2016	0.652	+6.5%
2017	0.652	+0.0%
2018	0.644	-1.2%
2019	0.746	+15.8%
2020	0.68	-8.8%
2021	0.723	+6.3%
2022	0.64	-11.5%
2023	0.641	+0.2%
2024	0.64	-0.2%
2025	0.82	+28.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1910s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1920s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1930s	0.1929	0.162	0.207	10
1940s	0.2403	0.233	0.286	10
1950s	0.3468	0.286	0.416	10
1960s	0.5551	0.524	0.599	10
1970s	0.5656	0.546	0.574	10
1980s	0.5509	0.546	0.595	10
1990s	0.6022	0.595	0.603	10
2000s	0.5906	0.578	0.595	10
2010s	0.633	0.603	0.746	10
2020s	0.6907	0.64	0.82	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

124 Ghana 0.836 compare
125 Gambia 0.828 compare
126 Hungary 0.823 compare
128 China 0.81 compare
129 Tunisia 0.804 compare
130 Malaysia 0.791 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Sri Lanka

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Sri Lanka?: Women's political participation index in Sri Lanka was 0.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.162 in 1900.
How does Sri Lanka rank for women's political participation index?: Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.