How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Portugal?

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.

IDA only vs Portugal: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

IDA only

20.0%

in 2025

Portugal

37.5%

in 2025

IDA only rank

27th

Portugal rank

28th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

IDA only
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 37.5% against 20.0% in IDA only, a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.

IDA only ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.0%	14.6%	0.6%	Portugal
2010s	17.3%	27.6%	10.3%	Portugal
2020s	20.8%	43.0%	22.2%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, IDA only or Portugal?: Portugal, at 37.5% against 20.0% in IDA only as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between IDA only and Portugal?: 17.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Portugal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do IDA only and Portugal rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: IDA only ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 47 groups.
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.