Gender of the head of state by country
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.
Countries reporting
66
Highest
1
Australia
Lowest
0
Lesotho
Median
0
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
25,362
What the numbers show
Gender of the head of state is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 1 in Australia; the lowest is 0 in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.2576.
Gender of the head of state: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Taiwan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Nepal | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Liberia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.