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Women political empowerment index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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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. 10Switzerland0.93
  11. 10Czechia0.93
  12. 11France0.93
  13. 11Italy0.93
  14. 11Jamaica0.93
  15. 12Ireland0.93
  16. 13Lithuania0.93
  17. 13Norway0.93
  18. 14Sweden0.92
  19. 15Malta0.92
  20. 16Croatia0.91
  21. 16Chile0.91
  22. 17Seychelles0.91
  23. 18Bulgaria0.91
  24. 18Costa Rica0.91
  25. 19Australia0.91
  26. 20Austria0.91
  27. 21Taiwan0.9
  28. 21Netherlands0.9
  29. 22Moldova0.9
  30. 23Luxembourg0.9
  31. 23Greece0.9
  32. 24Barbados0.9
  33. 25Albania0.89
  34. 26Ukraine0.89
  35. 27Iceland0.88
  36. 28Benin0.88
  37. 29Korea, Rep.0.88
  38. 29Slovak Republic0.88
  39. 29Poland0.88
  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. 51Brazil0.82
  66. 51Hungary0.82
  67. 52Georgia0.82
  68. 53Mauritius0.81
  69. 54Gambia, The0.81
  70. 55Portugal0.81
  71. 56Philippines0.81
  72. 56Guyana0.81
  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. 71Kosovo0.77
  90. 72Angola0.77
  91. 73Timor-Leste0.77
  92. 74Ghana0.77
  93. 75Tunisia0.77
  94. 76Cameroon0.76
  95. 77Malawi0.76
  96. 78Venezuela, RB0.75
  97. 79Panama0.74
  98. 79Sri Lanka0.74
  99. 80Kyrgyz Republic0.73
  100. 81Nigeria0.73
  101. 82Zimbabwe0.73
  102. 83Indonesia0.73
  103. 84Mozambique0.73
  104. 85Guatemala0.72
  105. 86Vanuatu0.72
  106. 87Morocco0.71
  107. 88Cuba0.71
  108. 89Niger0.71
  109. 90Mali0.71
  110. 91Madagascar0.7
  111. 92Botswana0.7
  112. 93Cote d'Ivoire0.7
  113. 94Togo0.69
  114. 95Ethiopia0.69
  115. 96Thailand0.69
  116. 97Kazakhstan0.68
  117. 98Bhutan0.68
  118. 98Solomon Islands0.68
  119. 99Paraguay0.67
  120. 99Jordan0.67
  121. 100India0.66
  122. 101Belarus0.66
  123. 102Burundi0.65
  124. 103Azerbaijan0.65
  125. 104Fiji0.64
  126. 105Uzbekistan0.64
  127. 106Uganda0.64
  128. 107Rwanda0.63
  129. 108Chad0.63
  130. 108Algeria0.63
  131. 109United Arab Emirates0.61
  132. 110Lebanon0.61
  133. 111Burkina Faso0.6
  134. 112China0.59
  135. 112El Salvador0.59
  136. 113Djibouti0.58
  137. 114Bahrain0.57
  138. 115Turkiye0.56
  139. 116Central African Republic0.56
  140. 116Comoros0.56
  141. 117Iraq0.56
  142. 118Congo, Dem. Rep.0.55
  143. 119Egypt, Arab Rep.0.55
  144. 120Russian Federation0.55
  145. 121Mauritania0.54
  146. 122Bangladesh0.54
  147. 123Cambodia0.53
  148. 124Maldives0.53
  149. 124Guinea0.53
  150. 125Nicaragua0.53
  151. 126Pakistan0.52
  152. 127Lao PDR0.51
  153. 128Guinea-Bissau0.5
  154. 129Papua New Guinea0.48
  155. 130South Sudan0.48
  156. 131West Bank and Gaza0.47
  157. 132Congo, Rep.0.47
  158. 133Equatorial Guinea0.45
  159. 134Turkmenistan0.44
  160. 135Tajikistan0.43
  161. 136Libya0.41
  162. 137Haiti0.4
  163. 138Eswatini0.39
  164. 139Qatar0.39
  165. 140Oman0.36
  166. 140Kuwait0.36
  167. 141Saudi Arabia0.35
  168. 142Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.34
  169. 143Myanmar0.33
  170. 144Iran, Islamic Rep.0.32
  171. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.29
  172. 145Syrian Arab Republic0.29
  173. 146Sudan0.22
  174. 147Yemen, Rep.0.16
  175. 148Eritrea0.15
  176. 149Afghanistan0.03

Women political empowerment index