How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?

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.

New Zealand vs Panama: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

New Zealand

35.0%

in 2025

Panama

35.3%

in 2025

New Zealand rank

39th

Panama rank

37th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

New Zealand
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 35.3% against 35.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 39th and Panama ranks 37th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.6%	18.7%	8.9%	New Zealand
2010s	31.1%	29.0%	2.1%	New Zealand
2020s	38.9%	33.7%	5.2%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, New Zealand or Panama?: Panama, at 35.3% against 35.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between New Zealand and Panama?: 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: New Zealand ranks 39th and Panama ranks 37th 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.