What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Arab World and United States?

19.4%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United States?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs United States: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Arab World

13.9%

in 2025

United States

33.3%

in 2025

Arab World rank

39th

United States rank

40th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Arab World
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 33.3% against 13.9% in Arab World, a difference of 19.4%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Arab World's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.5%	19.1%	11.5%	United States
2010s	10.0%	26.3%	16.3%	United States
2020s	14.2%	37.2%	23.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Arab World or United States?: United States, at 33.3% against 13.9% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Arab World and United States?: 19.4%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United States?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Arab World and United States rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Arab World ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 3,282 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.