How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?

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.

Ghana vs Nepal: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Ghana

21.1%

in 2025

Nepal

21.4%

in 2025

Ghana rank

100th

Nepal rank

97th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Ghana
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 21.4% against 21.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 97th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.9%	13.7%	0.2%	Ghana
2010s	21.8%	10.9%	10.9%	Ghana
2020s	19.2%	16.4%	2.7%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Ghana or Nepal?: Nepal, at 21.4% against 21.1% in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Ghana and Nepal?: 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Nepal rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Ghana ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 97th 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.