What is the difference in share of women in ministerial positions between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Samoa?

0.4%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Samoa?

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

Where does this data come from?

IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Samoa: Share of women in ministerial positions

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

23.5%

in 2024

Samoa

23.1%

in 2024

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

86th

Samoa rank

89th

Share of women in ministerial positions over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Samoa

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 23.5% against 23.1% in Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 89th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.1%	15.4%	0.3%	Samoa
2010s	27.7%	14.2%	13.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	21.9%	20.7%	1.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in ministerial positions, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Samoa?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 23.5% against 23.1% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women in ministerial positions between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Samoa?: 0.4%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Samoa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Samoa rank globally for share of women in ministerial positions?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 89th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women in ministerial positions
Unit: %
Source: IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 2,435 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deputy prime ministers and prime ministers or heads of government that hold ministerial portfolios are included, vice-presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.