How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?

14 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.

Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Bangladesh

19.0%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

19.0%

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

109th

United Arab Emirates rank

109th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Bangladesh
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 19.0% against 19.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 109th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.3%	6.8%	1.5%	Bangladesh
2010s	9.4%	19.9%	10.5%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	12.7%	19.0%	6.4%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Bangladesh or United Arab Emirates?: Bangladesh, at 19.0% against 19.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Bangladesh ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 109th of 192 countries.
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.