How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and IDA total?

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.

Gabon vs IDA total: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Gabon

35.7%

in 2025

IDA total

19.0%

in 2025

Gabon rank

34th

IDA total rank

33rd

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Gabon
IDA total

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 35.7% against 19.0% in IDA total, a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.9 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was IDA total ahead.

Gabon ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 33rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.2%	14.0%	0.2%	Gabon
2010s	18.3%	17.0%	1.3%	Gabon
2020s	26.5%	19.8%	6.6%	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Gabon or IDA total?: Gabon, at 35.7% against 19.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Gabon and IDA total?: 16.7%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and IDA total?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Gabon and IDA total rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Gabon ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 33rd 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.