Middle Africa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Middle Africa
49.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
72.5%
in 2017
Middle Africa rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Middle Africa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 72.5% against 49.0% in Middle Africa, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.5 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 38 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.8% | 3.8% | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 48.5% | 6.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Middle Africa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 72.5% against 49.0% in Middle Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Middle Africa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 23.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Middle Africa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 38 groups.
- 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.