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Topic 08 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Türkiye: Gender & Equality
How wide is the gap between women's and men's lives?
Türkiye is placed joint 131st of 183 countries on gender & equality in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Women, Business and the Law 82.5 (2025); Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.558 (2025).
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Gender & Equality
joint131st
of 183 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 82.5Women, Business and the Law, 2025WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
- 0.558Women's Political Empowerment Index, 2025Women's political empowerment index (0–1)
- 9.429Firms with a Female Top Manager, 2025Firms with a female top manager (%)
- 24Social Institutions and Gender Index, 2023SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Türkiye on gender & equality — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
82.5
WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Higher is better
Türkiye: 82.5. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 3.125 (Afghanistan) to 100 (Sweden); the world median is 81.25.
- World median
- 81.25
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.88 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 90.63 · Azerbaijan 85 · Bulgaria 90.63 · Georgia 88.13 · Greece 100 · Iran 31.25 · Iraq 50.63 · Syria 40
Key 2 of 4
Women's Political Empowerment Index
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.558
Women's political empowerment index (0–1)
Higher is better
Türkiye: 0.558. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.028 (Afghanistan) to 0.954 (Denmark); the world median is 0.772.
- World median
- 0.772
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.875 Armenia
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 0.875 · Azerbaijan 0.649 · Bulgaria 0.907 · Georgia 0.816 · Greece 0.896 · Iran 0.32 · Iraq 0.555 · Syria 0.29
Key 3 of 4
Firms with a Female Top Manager
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Türkiye’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
9.429
Firms with a female top manager (%)
Higher is better
Türkiye: 9.429. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 1.429 (Qatar) to 62.9 (Kiribati); the world median is 19.16.
- World median
- 19.16
- Best in Western Asia
- 28.23 Armenia
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 28.23 · Azerbaijan 7.307 · Bulgaria 23.5 · Georgia 20.99 · Greece 15.64 · Iraq 1.629 · Syria 22.8
Key 4 of 4
Social Institutions and Gender Index
OECD
2023 edition · data for 2023 · OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause
24
SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Lower is better
Türkiye: 24. Across the 140 countries in this edition, values run from 6.7 (Norway) to 67.4 (Mauritania); the world median is 25.2.
- World median
- 25.2
- Best in Western Asia
- 23.7 Armenia
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 23.7 · Azerbaijan 29.8 · Bulgaria 18.9 · Georgia 27.6 · Greece 18.9 · Iran 62.9 · Iraq 60
02Over time
Which way Türkiye is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Women, Business and the Law
WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity) · higher is better
TürkiyeWorld median
Türkiye rose from 48.75 in 2000 to 82.5 in 2025; the world median went from 63.13 to 81.25.
Every year’s figures
Year Türkiye World median 2025 83 81.3 2023 83 81.3 2022 83 80.3 2021 83 80.0 2020 83 79.7 2019 83 78.8 2018 83 77.5 2017 83 77.5 2016 83 76.9 2015 83 75.9 2014 80 75.6 2013 80 75.0 2012 80 73.8 2011 80 73.1 2010 80 73.1 2009 80 72.5 2008 80 71.3 2007 80 69.7 2006 80 68.8 2005 80 67.2 2004 71 66.9 2003 66 64.7 2002 57 63.8 2001 49 63.8 2000 49 63.1 Women's Political Empowerment Index
Women's political empowerment index (0–1) · higher is better
TürkiyeWorld median
Türkiye fell from 0.575 in 2000 to 0.558 in 2025; the world median went from 0.681 to 0.772.
Every year’s figures
Year Türkiye World median 2025 0.558 0.7715 2024 0.572 0.7745 2023 0.568 0.7755 2022 0.574 0.7825 2021 0.572 0.7785 2020 0.576 0.7755 2019 0.564 0.7665 2018 0.573 0.7715 2017 0.564 0.7710 2016 0.575 0.7780 2015 0.620 0.7755 2014 0.625 0.7795 2013 0.622 0.7730 2012 0.646 0.7740 2011 0.644 0.7650 2010 0.613 0.7610 2009 0.625 0.7515 2008 0.623 0.7505 2007 0.627 0.7380 2006 0.601 0.7290 2005 0.604 0.7350 2004 0.604 0.7205 2003 0.595 0.7160 2002 0.586 0.7150 2001 0.579 0.6950 2000 0.575 0.6810
03In context
Türkiye beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 183 countries on gender & equality, never a place within the region.
Türkiye and the countries it borders
Standing among all 183; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Women, Business and the LawWBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity) | Women's Political Empowerment IndexWomen's political empowerment index (0–1) | Firms with a Female Top ManagerFirms with a female top manager (%) | Social Institutions and Gender IndexSIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria | =26th | 90.63 | 0.907 | 23.5 | 18.9 |
 Armenia | =34th | 90.63 | 0.875 | 28.23 | 23.7 |
 Greececompare | 41st | 100 | 0.896 | 15.64 | 18.9 |
 Georgia | 77th | 88.13 | 0.816 | 20.99 | 27.6 |
| Türkiye | =131st | 82.5 | 0.558 | 9.429 | 24 |
 Azerbaijan | 134th | 85 | 0.649 | 7.307 | 29.8 |
 Iraq | 173rd | 50.63 | 0.555 | 1.629 | 60 |
 Syria | 180th | 40 | 0.29 | 22.8 | — |
 Irancompare | 181st | 31.25 | 0.32 | — | 62.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 183.
Placed either side on gender & equality
The countries immediately above and below Türkiye in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Türkiye is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under gender & equality, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Türkiye does better than the middle country measured.
Women Who Think a Husband Is Justified in Hitting or Beating His WifeUNICEF · 2025 · world median 22.4922.4No earlier reading
Türkiye: 9 · world median 22.4 · Women aged 15-49 who say a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.2 to 80.2; lower is better.
Position 89th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 9811298▼ Worsened since 2015
Türkiye: 112 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6514.6346.65▲ Improved since 2013
Türkiye: 14.63 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 138th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8189.781No earlier reading
Türkiye: 89.7 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 46th of 153 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4612.0527.46▲ Improved since 2013
Türkiye: 12.05 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 155th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.998.996.9No earlier reading
Türkiye: 98.9 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2270.351▲ Improved since 2013
Türkiye: 0.227 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 59th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 373▼ Worsened since 2015
Türkiye: 7 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.114.717.1No earlier reading
Türkiye: 14.7 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 84th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Social Norms IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 91.8191.0891.81No earlier reading
Türkiye: 91.08 · world median 91.81 · People with at least one bias against gender equality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.39 to 99.92; lower is better.
Position 48th of 91 · derived, 1st = worst.
Account Ownership Among WomenWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 71.2471.6771.24▲ Improved since 2014
Türkiye: 71.67 · world median 71.24 · Women with an account (% of women aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.91 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 68th of 139 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Türkiye does worse than the middle country measured.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2561.871.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Türkiye: 61.8 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 125th of 196 · derived.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9380.971No real change since 2013
Türkiye: 0.938 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 184 · derived.
Women's Empowerment IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women · 2022 · world median 0.6150.4980.615No earlier reading
Türkiye: 0.498 · world median 0.615 · Women's Empowerment Index (0–1; higher = more empowerment). UNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women, 2023 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.141 to 0.828; higher is better.
Firms with Female Participation in OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 35.1215.8435.12No earlier reading
Türkiye: 15.84 · world median 35.12 · Firms with at least one woman among the owners (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.273 to 86.78; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 181 · derived.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3637.1553.36No real change since 2015
Türkiye: 37.15 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 157th of 182 · derived.
Female Share of Senior and Middle ManagementILO · 2024 · world median 35.8621.4535.86No real change since 2014
Türkiye: 21.45 · world median 35.86 · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.226 to 56.69; higher is better.
Position 81st of 86 · derived.
Global Gender Parity IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women · 2022 · world median 0.7260.5110.726No earlier reading
Türkiye: 0.511 · world median 0.726 · Global Gender Parity Index (women's achievements relative to men's; 1 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women, 2023 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.141 to 0.925; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to LandFAO · 2025 · world median 333No earlier reading
Türkiye: 3 · world median 3 · Level of legal guarantees of women's equal rights to land ownership and control, 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 6; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6551.520.65No earlier reading
Türkiye: 51.5 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1737.3538.17No earlier reading
Türkiye: 37.35 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Sex Ratio at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 105.1105105.1Moved since 2013
Türkiye: 105 · world median 105.1 · Male births per 100 female births. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 101.1 to 116.3.
Mean Age at First Marriage, WomenUN DESA Population Division · 2019 · world median 24.6523.824.65No earlier reading
Türkiye: 23.8 · world median 24.65 · Singulate mean age at marriage, women (years). UN DESA Population Division, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 17 to 34.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.334.235.3Moved since 2014
Türkiye: 34.2 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Female-Headed HouseholdsUN DESA Population Division · 2026 · world median 33.211633.21No earlier reading
Türkiye: 16 · world median 33.21 · Households headed by a woman (% of households). UN DESA Population Division, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 5.33 to 64.59.
No current reading for Türkiye
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2019), Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2023) and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Gender & Equality among Türkiye’s 16 topics
Gender & Equality is Türkiye’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge28th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture36th of 1843/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade52nd of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing59th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 58th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology70th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality57th of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation64th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy72nd of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 115th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience120th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 131st of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties154th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour151st of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability156th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security157th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on gender & equality
The three countries placed highest of 183, and the leaders Türkiye can most readily be measured against.
1
LatviaNorthern Europe
1st of 183 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Marcin Szala · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
TaiwanEastern Asia
2nd of 183 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: xiangyang17 · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
ItalySouthern Europe
3rd of 183 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Francisco Antunes · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Taiwan2nd3/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Armenia=34th4/4 keysThis page
Türkiye=131st4/4 keys
Positions out of 183 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Türkiye on gender & equality: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Türkiye rank on gender & equality?
Türkiye is placed joint 131st of 183 countries on Gender & Equality in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Women, Business and the Law, Women's Political Empowerment Index, Firms with a Female Top Manager and Social Institutions and Gender Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Women, Business and the Law figure for Türkiye?
82.5 in 2025 (wBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 81.25.
What is the latest Women's Political Empowerment Index figure for Türkiye?
0.558 in 2025 (women's political empowerment index (0–1)), according to V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. The world median in the same edition was 0.772.
How does Türkiye compare with Iran on gender & equality?
Iran is placed 181st of 183, and Türkiye joint 131st. Women, Business and the Law: Iran 31.25, Türkiye 82.5; Women's Political Empowerment Index: Iran 0.32, Türkiye 0.558; Social Institutions and Gender Index: Iran 62.9, Türkiye 24.
How have Türkiye’s gender & equality figures changed?
Women, Business and the Law rose from 48.75 in 2000 to 82.5 in 2025; Women's Political Empowerment Index fell from 0.575 in 2000 to 0.558 in 2025.
Which gender & equality statistics are missing for Türkiye?
No current reading is published for Türkiye on Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Violence against women is not a key here, because comparable data covers too few countries. The Gender Inequality Index is published here as context rather than as a key: its reading is driven largely by maternal and adolescent health, which moves with a country’s overall development and is already measured under Development and Health. Women’s labour force participation, women in management and child marriage are published here as context too.
How the Gender & Equality standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The gender & equality method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Women, Business and the Law — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Women's Political Empowerment Index — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Firms with a Female Top Manager — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Social Institutions and Gender Index — OECD, OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Türkiye’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Türkiye (banner) — Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Latvia — Marcin Szala, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taiwan — xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Italy — Francisco Antunes, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Türkiye: Gender & Equality — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/turkiye/gender