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

13 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 Niger: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Ghana

21.1%

in 2025

Niger

20.8%

in 2025

Ghana rank

100th

Niger rank

103rd

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Ghana
Niger

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 21.1% against 20.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Niger ahead.

Ghana ranks 100th and Niger ranks 103rd of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.9%	24.5%	10.6%	Niger
2010s	21.9%	16.7%	5.1%	Ghana
2020s	19.2%	20.5%	1.3%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Ghana or Niger?: Ghana, at 21.1% against 20.8% in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Ghana and Niger?: 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Ghana ranks 100th and Niger ranks 103rd 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.