How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?

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.

Nicaragua vs Sweden: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Nicaragua

60.0%

in 2025

Sweden

52.2%

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

3rd

Sweden rank

6th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Nicaragua
Sweden

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 60.0% against 52.2% in Sweden, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 6th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.8%	50.0%	26.2%	Sweden
2010s	50.9%	52.4%	1.6%	Sweden
2020s	61.6%	50.6%	11.1%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Nicaragua or Sweden?: Nicaragua, at 60.0% against 52.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Nicaragua and Sweden?: 7.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 6th 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.