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
174
Highest
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
0
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
29,807
What the numbers show
Gender of the chief executive is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 1 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.0977.
Gender of the chief executive: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Angola | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Australia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Benin | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Congo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Comoros | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Fiji | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | France | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | India | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Iran | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Cambodia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | South Korea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Laos | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Liberia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Moldova | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Malawi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | North Korea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Palestine | 0 | 1948 | — | flat |
| 18 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Senegal | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Syria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Chad | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Togo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | East Timor | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Turkey | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Uganda | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Uruguay | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | United States | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Venezuela | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Vietnam | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | South Africa | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Zambia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Taiwan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Vatican | 0 | 1861 | — | flat |
About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.