Japan vs Saint Lucia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions
Japan
15.8%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
15.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
121st
Saint Lucia rank
123rd
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time
- Japan
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.8% against 15.4% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 121st and Saint Lucia ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.3% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 17.1% | 3.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 19.7% | 5.9% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Japan or Saint Lucia?
- Japan, at 15.8% against 15.4% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Japan and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saint Lucia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saint Lucia rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Japan ranks 121st and Saint Lucia ranks 123rd 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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About this data
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.