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

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 Uruguay: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions

Panama

35.3%

in 2025

Uruguay

35.7%

in 2025

Panama rank

37th

Uruguay rank

34th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions over time

Panama
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 35.7% against 35.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Panama ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 34th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.7%	14.3%	4.4%	Panama
2010s	29.0%	24.1%	4.9%	Panama
2020s	33.7%	21.4%	12.2%	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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 35.7% against 35.3% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Panama and Uruguay?: 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Panama ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 34th 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.