What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Sao Tome and Principe and United States?

1.67, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States?

12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs United States: Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions

Sao Tome and Principe

41.67

in 2024

United States

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

23rd

United States rank

26th

Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions over time

Sao Tome and Principe
United States

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 41.67 against 40 in United States, a difference of 1.67.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and United States ranks 26th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.65	19.05	0.6	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	22.89	26.27	3.38	United States
2020s	34.66	38.21	3.55	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Sao Tome and Principe or United States?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 41.67 against 40 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Sao Tome and Principe and United States?: 1.67, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and United States ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, 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
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 191 places, 2,423 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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