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Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0.95
  2. 2Belgium0.95
  3. 3Latvia0.95
  4. 4Spain0.94
  5. 5Germany0.94
  6. 6Estonia0.94
  7. 7Slovenia0.94
  8. 8New Zealand0.94
  9. 9Finland0.93
  10. 10Czechia0.93
  11. 10Switzerland0.93
  12. 11France0.93
  13. 11Jamaica0.93
  14. 11Italy0.93
  15. 12Ireland0.93
  16. 13Norway0.93
  17. 13Lithuania0.93
  18. 14Sweden0.92
  19. 15Malta0.92
  20. 16Chile0.91
  21. 16Croatia0.91
  22. 17Seychelles0.91
  23. 18Costa Rica0.91
  24. 18Bulgaria0.91
  25. 19Australia0.91
  26. 20Austria0.91
  27. 21Netherlands0.9
  28. 21Taiwan0.9
  29. 22Moldova0.9
  30. 23Greece0.9
  31. 23Luxembourg0.9
  32. 24Barbados0.9
  33. 25Albania0.89
  34. 26Ukraine0.89
  35. 27Iceland0.88
  36. 28Benin0.88
  37. 29Poland0.88
  38. 29Korea, Rep.0.88
  39. 29Slovak Republic0.88
  40. 30Suriname0.88
  41. 31Uruguay0.88
  42. 31Armenia0.88
  43. 32Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  44. 33Romania0.87
  45. 33Canada0.87
  46. 34Montenegro0.87
  47. 35Serbia0.86
  48. 36Israel0.86
  49. 37Cyprus0.86
  50. 38Cabo Verde0.86
  51. 38Namibia0.86
  52. 38Senegal0.86
  53. 39Japan0.84
  54. 40Sao Tome and Principe0.84
  55. 41Bolivia0.84
  56. 42United Kingdom0.84
  57. 43Tanzania0.83
  58. 44Argentina0.83
  59. 45South Africa0.83
  60. 46United States0.83
  61. 47Dominican Republic0.83
  62. 48North Macedonia0.82
  63. 49Liberia0.82
  64. 50Bosnia and Herzegovina0.82
  65. 51Hungary0.82
  66. 51Brazil0.82
  67. 52Georgia0.82
  68. 53Mauritius0.81
  69. 54Gambia, The0.81
  70. 55Portugal0.81
  71. 56Guyana0.81
  72. 56Philippines0.81
  73. 57Lesotho0.81
  74. 58Viet Nam0.81
  75. 59Mongolia0.81
  76. 60Kenya0.8
  77. 61Hong Kong SAR, China0.8
  78. 61Mexico0.8
  79. 61Sierra Leone0.8
  80. 62Gabon0.8
  81. 63Nepal0.79
  82. 64Zambia0.79
  83. 65Ecuador0.79
  84. 66Honduras0.79
  85. 67Singapore0.79
  86. 68Colombia0.78
  87. 69Peru0.78
  88. 70Malaysia0.77
  89. 71Angola0.77
  90. 72Timor-Leste0.77
  91. 73Ghana0.77
  92. 74Tunisia0.77
  93. 75Cameroon0.76
  94. 76Malawi0.76
  95. 77Venezuela, RB0.75
  96. 78Sri Lanka0.74
  97. 78Panama0.74
  98. 79Kyrgyz Republic0.73
  99. 80Nigeria0.73
  100. 81Zimbabwe0.73
  101. 82Indonesia0.73
  102. 83Mozambique0.73
  103. 84Guatemala0.72
  104. 85Vanuatu0.72
  105. 86Morocco0.71
  106. 87Cuba0.71
  107. 88Niger0.71
  108. 89Mali0.71
  109. 90Madagascar0.7
  110. 91Botswana0.7
  111. 92Cote d'Ivoire0.7
  112. 93Togo0.69
  113. 94Ethiopia0.69
  114. 95Thailand0.69
  115. 96Kazakhstan0.68
  116. 97Bhutan0.68
  117. 97Solomon Islands0.68
  118. 98Paraguay0.67
  119. 98Jordan0.67
  120. 99India0.66
  121. 100Belarus0.66
  122. 101Burundi0.65
  123. 102Azerbaijan0.65
  124. 103Fiji0.64
  125. 104Uzbekistan0.64
  126. 105Uganda0.64
  127. 106Rwanda0.63
  128. 107Chad0.63
  129. 107Algeria0.63
  130. 108United Arab Emirates0.61
  131. 109Lebanon0.61
  132. 110Burkina Faso0.6
  133. 111China0.59
  134. 111El Salvador0.59
  135. 112Djibouti0.58
  136. 113Bahrain0.57
  137. 114Turkiye0.56
  138. 115Comoros0.56
  139. 115Central African Republic0.56
  140. 116Iraq0.56
  141. 117Congo, Dem. Rep.0.55
  142. 118Egypt, Arab Rep.0.55
  143. 119Russian Federation0.55
  144. 120Mauritania0.54
  145. 121Bangladesh0.54
  146. 122Cambodia0.53
  147. 123Maldives0.53
  148. 123Guinea0.53
  149. 124Nicaragua0.53
  150. 125Pakistan0.52
  151. 126Lao PDR0.51
  152. 127Guinea-Bissau0.5
  153. 128Papua New Guinea0.48
  154. 129South Sudan0.48
  155. 130Congo, Rep.0.47
  156. 131Equatorial Guinea0.45
  157. 132Turkmenistan0.44
  158. 133Tajikistan0.43
  159. 134Libya0.41
  160. 135Haiti0.4
  161. 136Eswatini0.39
  162. 137Qatar0.39
  163. 138Oman0.36
  164. 138Kuwait0.36
  165. 139Saudi Arabia0.35
  166. 140Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.34
  167. 141Myanmar0.33
  168. 142Iran, Islamic Rep.0.32
  169. 143Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.29
  170. 143Syrian Arab Republic0.29
  171. 144Sudan0.22
  172. 145Yemen, Rep.0.16
  173. 146Eritrea0.15
  174. 147Afghanistan0.03

Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)

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