Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions by country
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
64.29
Nicaragua
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
21.74
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
2,423
What the numbers show
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 64.29 in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.74, and the mean is 23.5.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 575.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 64.29 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 61.11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 60 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 60 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 58.33 | 2024 | up 249.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Andorra | 50 | 2024 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 50 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 50 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 50 | 2024 | up 220.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 48.28 | 2024 | up 180.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 47.83 | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 47.37 | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 47.37 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 46.15 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 45.71 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 45.45 | 2024 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 45 | 2024 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 43.75 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 42.86 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 42.86 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 42.31 | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 42.11 | 2024 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 23 | Albania | 41.67 | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 41.67 | 2024 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 41.18 | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 26 | France | 40 | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 26 | Monaco | 40 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 40 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 40 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 30 | Dominica | 38.46 | 2024 | up 149.8% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 38.46 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Micronesia (country) | 37.5 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Honduras | 37.5 | 2024 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 37.5 | 2024 | up 312.1% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 36.84 | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 36.84 | 2024 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 35.71 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 35.71 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Seychelles | 35.71 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 40 | Guyana | 35.29 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 40 | Liberia | 35.29 | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 40 | Panama | 35.29 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 35 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 35 | 2024 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 45 | Armenia | 33.33 | 2024 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 33.33 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 33.33 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 33.33 | 2024 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Jamaica | 33.33 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 33.33 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 45 | Malawi | 33.33 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 33.33 | 2024 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 32.26 | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Togo | 32.26 | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.82 | 2024 | up 389.5% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 31.25 | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 31.25 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 56 | El Salvador | 31.25 | 2024 | up 340.1% | rising |
| 59 | Grenada | 30.77 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 30.43 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 30 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 30 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 29.41 | 2024 | up 425.2% | rising |
| 64 | Angola | 29.17 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania | 28.57 | 2024 | up 302.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Tanzania | 28.57 | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 28 | 2024 | up 152.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 27.78 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 69 | Gabon | 27.59 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela | 26.47 | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 71 | Morocco | 26.32 | 2024 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 26.32 | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 71 | Eswatini | 26.32 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 71 | Ukraine | 26.32 | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | 25 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 75 | Austria | 25 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 25 | 2024 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 75 | Eritrea | 25 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 25 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 75 | Italy | 25 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Tunisia | 25 | 2024 | up 575.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Montenegro | 24 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 23.81 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 23.81 | 2024 | up 84.6% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia | 23.53 | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 23.53 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 86 | South Sudan | 23.53 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 89 | Samoa | 23.08 | 2024 | up 199.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bahamas | 22.22 | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 22.22 | 2024 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 90 | Guinea | 22.22 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 22.22 | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 21.74 | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 21.74 | 2024 | up 310.2% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 21.43 | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 21.43 | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.83 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 20.59 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 20 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 100 | Greece | 20 | 2024 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 100 | East Timor | 20 | 2024 | up 69.5% | falling |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 19.35 | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.35 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritania | 19.23 | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 106 | South Korea | 18.75 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 18.75 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 108 | Mali | 18.52 | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 18.18 | 2024 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 18.18 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 109 | Tonga | 18.18 | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.18 | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 17.65 | 2024 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 113 | Kuwait | 17.65 | 2024 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Laos | 17.65 | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 17.39 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 116 | Philippines | 17.39 | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 118 | Botswana | 16.67 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 118 | Croatia | 16.67 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 118 | Israel | 16.67 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 118 | Chad | 16.67 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 16 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 122 | Zambia | 16 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 124 | Thailand | 15.79 | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | 15.38 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 15 | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 126 | Oman | 15 | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 128 | Gambia | 14.29 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 14.29 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 128 | Kiribati | 14.29 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Singapore | 14.29 | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 14.29 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 133 | Comoros | 13.33 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Algeria | 13.33 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 133 | Egypt | 13.33 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 133 | Slovakia | 13.33 | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 13.04 | 2024 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.5 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 138 | Indonesia | 12.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 138 | Malta | 12.5 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 138 | Palau | 12.5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Romania | 12.5 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Syria | 12 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 145 | Lesotho | 11.76 | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 146 | Libya | 11.54 | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 11.11 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Cambodia | 11.11 | 2024 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 147 | Malaysia | 11.11 | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 11.11 | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Vietnam | 11.11 | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 10.53 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 153 | Peru | 10.53 | 2024 | down 76.3% | rising |
| 155 | Brunei | 10 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Iran | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Japan | 10 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 155 | San Marino | 10 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 9.52 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 159 | Maldives | 9.52 | 2024 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 159 | Nepal | 9.52 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 159 | Russia | 9.52 | 2024 | up 42.1% | flat |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 9.52 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | 9.09 | 2024 | up 213.5% | falling |
| 165 | Nigeria | 8.82 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 166 | China | 8.33 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 166 | Mauritius | 8.33 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 168 | Somalia | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Sudan | 7.69 | 2024 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 170 | Czechia | 6.67 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 6.45 | 2020 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 5.88 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Turkey | 5.88 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 174 | India | 5.56 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Bulgaria | 5.26 | 2024 | down 87.2% | falling |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.26 | 2024 | down 39.5% | flat |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 4.76 | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 178 | Lebanon | 4.55 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Belarus | 4.35 | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 180 | Myanmar | 3.85 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Hungary | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 182 | Pakistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Yemen | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro Area (EA) 34.07
About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.