How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela?

12 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Venezuela: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)

Democratic Republic of Congo

25.0%

in 2025

Venezuela

25.7%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

74th

Venezuela rank

73rd

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 25.7% against 25.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and Venezuela ranks 73rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.3%	17.5%	5.2%	Venezuela
2010s	12.0%	22.6%	10.6%	Venezuela
2020s	21.8%	28.3%	6.5%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 25.7% against 25.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela?: 0.7%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and Venezuela ranks 73rd 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: 30 October 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.