How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?

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.

Samoa vs Vietnam: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)

Samoa

6.7%

in 2025

Vietnam

7.1%

in 2025

Samoa rank

171st

Vietnam rank

170th

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) over time

Samoa
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 7.1% against 6.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Vietnam ahead.

Samoa ranks 171st and Vietnam ranks 170th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.4%	7.8%	7.6%	Samoa
2010s	14.2%	5.7%	8.6%	Samoa
2020s	17.9%	8.1%	9.8%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Samoa or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 7.1% against 6.7% in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Samoa and Vietnam?: 0.4%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Samoa ranks 171st and Vietnam ranks 170th 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: 30 October 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.