Gender of the chief executive by country
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.
Countries reporting
76
Highest
1
Switzerland
Lowest
0
Luxembourg
Median
0
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
29,807
What the numbers show
Gender of the chief executive is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 1 in Switzerland; the lowest is 0 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.2237.
Gender of the chief executive: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Taiwan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Liberia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | North Korea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Moldova | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | France | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | India | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.