Women's political participation index, World

Based on the expert assessments and index by V-Dem, weighted by countries' populations. It captures the extent to which women are represented in the legislature andhave an equal share of political power. It ranges from 0 to 1 (most equal).

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Source: OWID based on V-Dem (v13); Gapminder (v6); HYDE (v3.2); UN (2022)

Note: The score in recent years is very high even though many countries are far from equal participation because the index scores them relative to the historical average across countries.