How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sierra Leone?

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.

Panama vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Panama

35.3%

in 2025

Sierra Leone

33.3%

in 2025

Panama rank

37th

Sierra Leone rank

40th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Panama
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Panama currently reports 35.3% against 33.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.7%	13.7%	5.1%	Panama
2010s	29.0%	11.8%	17.2%	Panama
2020s	33.7%	25.6%	8.1%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Panama or Sierra Leone?: Panama, at 35.3% against 33.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Panama and Sierra Leone?: 2.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sierra Leone?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Panama and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Panama ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 40th 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.