What is women's political participation index in Taiwan?

Women's political participation index in Taiwan was 0.995 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.176 in 1900.

How does Taiwan rank for women's political participation index?

Taiwan ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Taiwan 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 Taiwan

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

Taiwan: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.995 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.995

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

29th

of 176 countries

All-time high

in 2021

All-time low

0.176

in 1900

Years of data

232

1789–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Taiwan, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in Taiwan stood at 0.995.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Taiwan peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.176, in 1900.

Taiwan ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Taiwan, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.197	—
1790	0.197	+0.0%
1791	0.197	+0.0%
1792	0.197	+0.0%
1793	0.197	+0.0%
1794	0.197	+0.0%
1795	0.197	+0.0%
1796	0.197	+0.0%
1797	0.197	+0.0%
1798	0.197	+0.0%
1799	0.197	+0.0%
1800	0.197	+0.0%
1801	0.197	+0.0%
1802	0.197	+0.0%
1803	0.197	+0.0%
1804	0.197	+0.0%
1805	0.197	+0.0%
1806	0.197	+0.0%
1807	0.197	+0.0%
1808	0.197	+0.0%
1809	0.197	+0.0%
1810	0.197	+0.0%
1811	0.197	+0.0%
1812	0.197	+0.0%
1813	0.197	+0.0%
1814	0.197	+0.0%
1815	0.197	+0.0%
1816	0.197	+0.0%
1817	0.197	+0.0%
1818	0.197	+0.0%
1819	0.197	+0.0%
1820	0.197	+0.0%
1821	0.197	+0.0%
1822	0.197	+0.0%
1823	0.197	+0.0%
1824	0.197	+0.0%
1825	0.197	+0.0%
1826	0.197	+0.0%
1827	0.197	+0.0%
1828	0.197	+0.0%
1829	0.197	+0.0%
1830	0.197	+0.0%
1831	0.197	+0.0%
1832	0.197	+0.0%
1833	0.197	+0.0%
1834	0.197	+0.0%
1835	0.197	+0.0%
1836	0.197	+0.0%
1837	0.197	+0.0%
1838	0.197	+0.0%
1839	0.197	+0.0%
1840	0.197	+0.0%
1841	0.197	+0.0%
1842	0.197	+0.0%
1843	0.197	+0.0%
1844	0.197	+0.0%
1845	0.197	+0.0%
1846	0.197	+0.0%
1847	0.197	+0.0%
1848	0.197	+0.0%
1849	0.197	+0.0%
1850	0.197	+0.0%
1851	0.197	+0.0%
1852	0.197	+0.0%
1853	0.197	+0.0%
1854	0.197	+0.0%
1855	0.197	+0.0%
1856	0.197	+0.0%
1857	0.197	+0.0%
1858	0.197	+0.0%
1859	0.197	+0.0%
1860	0.197	+0.0%
1861	0.197	+0.0%
1862	0.197	+0.0%
1863	0.197	+0.0%
1864	0.197	+0.0%
1865	0.197	+0.0%
1866	0.197	+0.0%
1867	0.197	+0.0%
1868	0.197	+0.0%
1869	0.197	+0.0%
1870	0.197	+0.0%
1871	0.197	+0.0%
1872	0.197	+0.0%
1873	0.197	+0.0%
1874	0.197	+0.0%
1875	0.197	+0.0%
1876	0.197	+0.0%
1877	0.197	+0.0%
1878	0.197	+0.0%
1879	0.197	+0.0%
1880	0.197	+0.0%
1881	0.197	+0.0%
1882	0.197	+0.0%
1883	0.197	+0.0%
1884	0.197	+0.0%
1885	0.197	+0.0%
1886	0.197	+0.0%
1887	0.197	+0.0%
1888	0.197	+0.0%
1889	0.197	+0.0%
1890	0.197	+0.0%
1891	0.197	+0.0%
1892	0.197	+0.0%
1893	0.197	+0.0%
1894	0.197	+0.0%
1900	0.176	-10.7%
1901	0.176	+0.0%
1902	0.176	+0.0%
1903	0.176	+0.0%
1904	0.176	+0.0%
1905	0.176	+0.0%
1906	0.176	+0.0%
1907	0.176	+0.0%
1908	0.176	+0.0%
1909	0.176	+0.0%
1910	0.176	+0.0%
1911	0.176	+0.0%
1912	0.176	+0.0%
1913	0.176	+0.0%
1914	0.176	+0.0%
1915	0.176	+0.0%
1916	0.176	+0.0%
1917	0.176	+0.0%
1918	0.176	+0.0%
1919	0.176	+0.0%
1920	0.176	+0.0%
1921	0.176	+0.0%
1922	0.176	+0.0%
1923	0.176	+0.0%
1924	0.176	+0.0%
1925	0.176	+0.0%
1926	0.176	+0.0%
1927	0.176	+0.0%
1928	0.176	+0.0%
1929	0.176	+0.0%
1930	0.176	+0.0%
1931	0.176	+0.0%
1932	0.176	+0.0%
1933	0.176	+0.0%
1934	0.176	+0.0%
1935	0.176	+0.0%
1936	0.176	+0.0%
1937	0.176	+0.0%
1938	0.176	+0.0%
1939	0.176	+0.0%
1940	0.176	+0.0%
1941	0.176	+0.0%
1942	0.176	+0.0%
1943	0.176	+0.0%
1944	0.176	+0.0%
1945	0.267	+51.7%
1946	0.268	+0.4%
1947	0.268	+0.0%
1948	0.268	+0.0%
1949	0.268	+0.0%
1950	0.479	+78.7%
1951	0.473	-1.3%
1952	0.491	+3.8%
1953	0.494	+0.6%
1954	0.495	+0.2%
1955	0.497	+0.4%
1956	0.501	+0.8%
1957	0.498	-0.6%
1958	0.499	+0.2%
1959	0.499	+0.0%
1960	0.498	-0.2%
1961	0.5	+0.4%
1962	0.498	-0.4%
1963	0.498	+0.0%
1964	0.496	-0.4%
1965	0.498	+0.4%
1966	0.503	+1.0%
1967	0.499	-0.8%
1968	0.52	+4.2%
1969	0.527	+1.3%
1970	0.521	-1.1%
1971	0.534	+2.5%
1972	0.54	+1.1%
1973	0.53	-1.9%
1974	0.536	+1.1%
1975	0.535	-0.2%
1976	0.664	+24.1%
1977	0.663	-0.2%
1978	0.668	+0.8%
1979	0.672	+0.6%
1980	0.669	-0.4%
1981	0.663	-0.9%
1982	0.663	+0.0%
1983	0.659	-0.6%
1984	0.659	+0.0%
1985	0.657	-0.3%
1986	0.656	-0.2%
1987	0.654	-0.3%
1988	0.722	+10.4%
1989	0.751	+4.0%
1990	0.848	+12.9%
1991	0.861	+1.5%
1992	0.824	-4.3%
1993	0.799	-3.0%
1994	0.796	-0.4%
1995	0.796	+0.0%
1996	0.773	-2.9%
1997	0.822	+6.3%
1998	0.822	+0.0%
1999	0.894	+8.8%
2000	0.944	+5.6%
2001	0.944	+0.0%
2002	0.959	+1.6%
2003	0.959	+0.0%
2004	0.959	+0.0%
2005	0.953	-0.6%
2006	0.953	+0.0%
2007	0.954	+0.1%
2008	0.984	+3.1%
2009	0.982	-0.2%
2010	0.982	+0.0%
2011	0.982	+0.0%
2012	0.989	+0.7%
2013	0.991	+0.2%
2014	0.991	+0.0%
2015	0.991	+0.0%
2016	0.997	+0.6%
2017	0.998	+0.1%
2018	0.998	+0.0%
2019	0.998	+0.0%
2020	0.999	+0.1%
2021	1	+0.1%
2022	1	+0.0%
2023	0.999	-0.1%
2024	0.995	-0.4%
2025	0.995	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.197	0.197	0.197	1
1790s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1800s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1810s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1820s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1830s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1840s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1850s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1860s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1870s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1880s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1890s	0.197	0.197	0.197	5
1900s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1910s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1920s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1930s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1940s	0.2219	0.176	0.268	10
1950s	0.4926	0.473	0.501	10
1960s	0.5037	0.496	0.527	10
1970s	0.5863	0.521	0.672	10
1980s	0.6753	0.654	0.751	10
1990s	0.8235	0.773	0.894	10
2000s	0.9591	0.944	0.984	10
2010s	0.9917	0.982	0.998	10
2020s	0.998	0.995	1	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Taiwan?: Women's political participation index in Taiwan was 0.995 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.176 in 1900.
How does Taiwan rank for women's political participation index?: Taiwan ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan 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.