How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?

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.

Kenya vs Latvia: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Kenya

30.4%

in 2025

Latvia

28.6%

in 2025

Kenya rank

53rd

Latvia rank

56th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Kenya
Latvia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 30.4% against 28.6% in Latvia, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latvia ahead.

Kenya ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 56th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.3%	23.5%	13.2%	Latvia
2010s	23.9%	26.2%	2.2%	Latvia
2020s	30.9%	31.8%	0.9%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Kenya or Latvia?: Kenya, at 30.4% against 28.6% in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Kenya and Latvia?: 1.8%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Kenya ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 56th 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.