How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Panama?

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.

Denmark vs Panama: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Denmark

33.3%

in 2025

Panama

35.3%

in 2025

Denmark rank

40th

Panama rank

37th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Denmark
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 35.3% against 33.3% in Denmark, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 40th and Panama ranks 37th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.0%	18.7%	16.3%	Denmark
2010s	38.6%	29.0%	9.6%	Denmark
2020s	31.4%	33.7%	2.2%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Denmark or Panama?: Panama, at 35.3% against 33.3% in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Denmark and Panama?: 2.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Panama?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Panama rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Denmark ranks 40th and Panama ranks 37th 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.