Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Japan
14.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
13.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
135th
Saudi Arabia rank
136th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.4% against 13.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 142 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.5% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 16.0% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 14.4% against 13.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Japan ranks 135th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 142 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.