Caribbean vs South America: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%)
Caribbean
46.4%
in 2025
South America
38.6%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
16th
South America rank
16th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) over time
- Caribbean
- South America
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 46.4% against 38.6% in South America, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times South America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 16th and South America ranks 16th of 143 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 32.9% | 5.4% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 35.9% | 7.7% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 37.9% | 8.8% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Caribbean or South America?
- Caribbean, at 46.4% against 38.6% in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Caribbean and South America?
- 7.8%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and South America rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and South America ranks 16th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.