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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Women's political participation

Women's civil liberties, participation in civil society, and representation in the legislature and among the political elite.

Latest
0.71
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Women's political participation over time

0.40.50.60.70.80.9178918281867190619451984202320250.708
1789–2025 · 237 observations · 0–1
View as table
PeriodWomen's political participation
20250.708
20240.758
20230.807
20220.823
20210.815
20200.815
20190.808
20180.818
20170.795
20160.795
20150.782
20140.767
20130.772
20120.804
20110.809
20100.809
20090.828
20080.808
20070.818
20060.808
20050.822
20040.822
20030.826
20020.826
20010.826
20000.829
19990.824
19980.819
19970.807
19960.807
19950.818
19940.807
19930.796
19920.796
19910.796
19900.764
19890.764
19880.805
19870.805
19860.805
19850.805
19840.805
19830.764
19820.764
19810.764
19800.764
19790.724
19780.724
19770.724
19760.782
19750.782
19740.782
19730.736
19720.736
19710.736
19700.765
19690.765
19680.765
19670.765
19660.778
19650.778
19640.778
19630.778
19620.778
19610.758
19600.758
19590.758
19580.758
19570.758
19560.734
19550.734
19540.734
19530.734
19520.734
19510.665
19500.665
19490.665
19480.665
19470.526
19460.434
19450.434
19440.434
19430.434
19420.434
19410.434
19400.434
19390.434
19380.434
19370.434
19360.434
19350.434
19340.434
19330.434
19320.434
19310.434
19300.434
19290.434
19280.434
19270.434
19260.434
19250.434
19240.434
19230.434
19220.434
19210.434
19200.434
19190.434
19180.434
19170.434
19160.434
19150.434
19140.434
19130.434
19120.434
19110.434
19100.434
19090.434
19080.434
19070.434
19060.434
19050.434
19040.434
19030.434
19020.434
19010.434
19000.434
18990.434
18980.434
18970.434
18960.434
18950.434
18940.434
18930.434
18920.434
18910.434
18900.434
18890.434
18880.434
18870.434
18860.434
18850.434
18840.434
18830.434
18820.434
18810.434
18800.434
18790.434
18780.434
18770.434
18760.434
18750.434
18740.434
18730.434
18720.434
18710.434
18700.434
18690.434
18680.434
18670.434
18660.434
18650.434
18640.434
18630.434
18620.434
18610.434
18600.434
18590.434
18580.434
18570.434
18560.434
18550.434
18540.434
18530.434
18520.434
18510.434
18500.434
18490.434
18480.434
18470.434
18460.434
18450.434
18440.434
18430.434
18420.434
18410.434
18400.434
18390.434
18380.434
18370.434
18360.434
18350.434
18340.434
18330.434
18320.434
18310.434
18300.434
18290.434
18280.434
18270.434
18260.434
18250.434
18240.434
18230.434
18220.434
18210.434
18200.434
18190.434
18180.434
18170.434
18160.434
18150.434
18140.434
18130.434
18120.434
18110.434
18100.434
18090.434
18080.434
18070.434
18060.434
18050.434
18040.434
18030.434
18020.434
18010.434
18000.434
17990.434
17980.434
17970.434
17960.434
17950.434
17940.434
17930.434
17920.434
17910.434
17900.434
17890.434

Compared with

South Africa
0.997
Germany
0.996
Nepal
0.977
Vietnam
0.969
United States
0.961
Brazil
0.92
Japan
0.912
Indonesia
0.895
Pakistan
0.862
Sri Lanka
0.82
China
0.81
India
0.708
Bangladesh
0.445
Latest available year for each country · 0–1

Source

V-Dem, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/women-political-participation-index