Women political empowerment - Country rankings

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Women political empowerment index, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.723 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.96 index points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.045 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Women political empowerment, 2024 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.96 1 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.955 2 1990 - 2024
Germany 0.952 3 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.948 4 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.945 5 1990 - 2024
New Zealand 0.942 6 1960 - 2024
Slovenia 0.942 7 1989 - 2024
Switzerland 0.94 8 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.936 9 1967 - 2024
Finland 0.934 10 1960 - 2024
Spain 0.93 11 1960 - 2024
Sweden 0.93 12 1960 - 2024
France 0.929 13 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.928 14 1990 - 2024
Ireland 0.925 15 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.925 16 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.925 17 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.921 18 1960 - 2024
Greece 0.92 19 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.917 20 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.917 21 1991 - 2024
Austria 0.914 22 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.912 23 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.909 24 1960 - 2024
Moldova 0.909 25 1990 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.908 26 1960 - 2024
Albania 0.905 27 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.904 28 1960 - 2024
Taiwan 0.899 29 1960 - 2024
Barbados 0.895 30 1966 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.894 31 1960 - 2024
Benin 0.893 32 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.892 33 1990 - 2024
Suriname 0.892 34 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.891 35 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.889 36 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.882 37 1993 - 2024
Serbia 0.878 38 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.876 39 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.874 40 1960 - 2024
USA 0.872 41 1960 - 2024
South Korea 0.87 42 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.869 43 1990 - 2024
Israel 0.868 44 1960 - 2024
Namibia 0.863 45 1960 - 2024
Poland 0.862 46 1960 - 2024
Romania 0.86 47 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.86 48 1960 - 2024
Portugal 0.859 49 1960 - 2024
UK 0.856 50 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.855 51 1962 - 2024
Cyprus 0.854 52 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.849 53 1960 - 2024
Montenegro 0.846 54 1998 - 2024
South Africa 0.844 55 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.842 56 1968 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.842 57 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.838 58 1965 - 2024
Georgia 0.835 59 1990 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.831 60 1967 - 2024
Hungary 0.83 61 1960 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.83 62 1991 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.828 63 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.823 64 1992 - 2024
Liberia 0.823 65 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.823 66 1960 - 2024
Zambia 0.82 67 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.818 68 1960 - 2024
Brazil 0.815 69 1960 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.815 70 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.813 71 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.809 72 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.808 73 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.804 74 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.801 75 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.8 76 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.799 77 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.797 78 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.796 79 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.794 80 1961 - 2024
Mongolia 0.794 81 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.793 82 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.788 83 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.787 84 1960 - 2024
Lesotho 0.786 85 1960 - 2024
Mauritius 0.784 86 1960 - 2024
Panama 0.784 87 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.781 88 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 0.777 89 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.776 90 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.768 91 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.761 92 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.759 93 1990 - 2024
Malawi 0.755 94 1960 - 2024
Vietnam 0.745 95 1960 - 2024
Mali 0.744 96 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.732 97 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.732 98 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.731 99 1960 - 2024
Indonesia 0.728 100 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.717 101 1960 - 2024
Bhutan 0.711 102 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.711 103 1990 - 2024
Madagascar 0.711 104 1960 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.709 105 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.708 106 1960 - 2024
Belarus 0.707 107 1990 - 2024
Togo 0.707 108 1960 - 2024
Uganda 0.698 109 1960 - 2024
Niger 0.696 110 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 0.694 111 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.691 112 1960 - 2024
Nigeria 0.687 113 1966 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.683 114 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.676 115 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.674 116 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.672 117 1960 - 2024
India 0.659 118 1960 - 2024
Burundi 0.657 119 1960 - 2024
Fiji 0.657 120 1960 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.657 121 1960 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.649 122 1990 - 2024
Algeria 0.636 123 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.624 124 1960 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.621 125 1990 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.616 126 1960 - 2024
Mauritania 0.616 127 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.614 128 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 0.613 129 1960 - 2024
DR Congo 0.612 130 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.609 131 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.608 132 1971 - 2024
Chad 0.603 133 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.602 134 1971 - 2024
Djibouti 0.593 135 1960 - 2024
China 0.587 136 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.586 137 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.578 138 1960 - 2024
Egypt 0.574 139 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.574 140 1960 - 2024
Pakistan 0.558 141 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.551 142 1960 - 2024
Comoros 0.551 143 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.54 144 1960 - 2024
Maldives 0.536 145 1979 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.535 146 1960 - 2024
Guinea 0.528 147 1960 - 2024
Cambodia 0.505 148 1960 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.498 149 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.495 150 1960 - 2024
Russia 0.493 151 1960 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.474 152 1960 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.474 153 1960 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.462 154 1990 - 2024
Libya 0.443 155 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.43 156 1990 - 2024
Kuwait 0.393 157 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.388 158 1960 - 2024
Somalia 0.382 159 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.367 160 2003 - 2024
Oman 0.354 161 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.343 162 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.336 163 1960 - 2024
Qatar 0.301 164 1960 - 2024
North Korea 0.292 165 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.288 166 1960 - 2024
Sudan 0.236 167 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.214 168 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.185 169 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.142 170 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.045 171 1960 - 2024


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Definition: Measures fundamental civil liberties, women’s open discussion of political issues and participation in civil society organizations, and the representation of women in formal political positions.

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1. Denmark
2. Latvia
3. Germany
4. Belgium
5. Estonia
6. New Zealand
7. Slovenia
8. Switzerland
9. Jamaica
10. Finland
11. Spain
12. Sweden
13. France
14. Lithuania
15. Ireland
16. Italy
17. Norway
18. Czechia
19. Greece
20. Chile
21. Croatia
22. Austria
23. Malta
24. Australia
25. Moldova
26. Luxembourg
27. Albania
28. Netherlands
29. Taiwan
30. Barbados
31. Bulgaria
32. Benin
33. Armenia
34. Suriname
35. Iceland
36. Seychelles
37. Slovakia
38. Serbia
39. Canada
40. Uruguay
41. USA
42. South Korea
43. Ukraine
44. Israel
45. Namibia
46. Poland
47. Romania
48. Senegal
49. Portugal
50. UK
51. Tr.&Tobago
52. Cyprus
53. Argentina
54. Montenegro
55. South Africa
56. Guyana
57. S.T.&Principe
58. Tanzania
59. Georgia
60. Sierra Leone
61. Hungary
62. North Macedonia
63. Cape Verde
64. Bosnia & Herz.
65. Liberia
66. Tunisia
67. Zambia
68. Domin. Rep.
69. Brazil
70. Hong Kong
71. Colombia
72. Gambia
73. Gabon
74. Philippines
75. Japan
76. Bolivia
77. Ecuador
78. Ghana
79. Honduras
80. Cameroon
81. Mongolia
82. Mexico
83. Malaysia
84. Peru
85. Lesotho
86. Mauritius
87. Panama
88. Singapore
89. Venezuela
90. Kenya
91. Angola
92. Nepal
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. Malawi
95. Vietnam
96. Mali
97. Morocco
98. Thailand
99. Botswana
100. Indonesia
101. Guatemala
102. Bhutan
103. Kazakhstan
104. Madagascar
105. Ivory Coast
106. Zimbabwe
107. Belarus
108. Togo
109. Uganda
110. Niger
111. Paraguay
112. Mozambique
113. Nigeria
114. Vanuatu
115. Ethiopia
116. Cuba
117. Sri Lanka
118. India
119. Burundi
120. Fiji
121. Solomon Isl.
122. Uzbekistan
123. Algeria
124. Rwanda
125. Azerbaijan
126. Burkina Faso
127. Mauritania
128. Jordan
129. El Salvador
130. DR Congo
131. Turkey
132. UA Emirates
133. Chad
134. Bangladesh
135. Djibouti
136. China
137. G.-Bissau
138. C.A. Republic
139. Egypt
140. Lebanon
141. Pakistan
142. Bahrain
143. Comoros
144. Iraq
145. Maldives
146. Nicaragua
147. Guinea
148. Cambodia
149. Papua N.G.
150. Laos
151. Russia
152. Eq. Guinea
153. R. of Congo
154. Tajikistan
155. Libya
156. Turkmenistan
157. Kuwait
158. Swaziland
159. Somalia
160. Saudi Arabia
161. Oman
162. Burma
163. Iran
164. Qatar
165. North Korea
166. Haiti
167. Sudan
168. Syria
169. Yemen
170. Eritrea
171. Afghanistan
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