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Share of women in ministerial positions

% · higher is better · 193 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Nicaragua64.3%
  2. 2Finland61.1%
  3. 3Iceland60%
  4. 3Liechtenstein60%
  5. 4Estonia58.3%
  6. 5Chile50%
  7. 5United Kingdom50%
  8. 5Spain50%
  9. 5Andorra50%
  10. 6Australia48.3%
  11. 7Sweden47.8%
  12. 8Norway47.4%
  13. 8Colombia47.4%
  14. 9Germany46.2%
  15. 10Canada45.7%
  16. 11Ethiopia45.5%
  17. 12Mexico45%
  18. 13South Africa43.8%
  19. 14Belgium42.9%
  20. 14Switzerland42.9%
  21. 15Madagascar42.3%
  22. 16Ecuador42.1%
  23. 17Albania41.7%
  24. 17Sao Tome and Principe41.7%
  25. 18Portugal41.2%
  26. 19France40%
  27. 19Netherlands40%
  28. 19United States40%
  29. 19Monaco40%
  30. 20Guatemala38.5%
  31. 20Dominica38.5%
  32. 21Serbia37.5%
  33. 21Honduras37.5%
  34. 21Micronesia, Fed. Sts.37.5%
  35. 22Slovenia36.8%
  36. 22Namibia36.8%
  37. 23Seychelles35.7%
  38. 23Latvia35.7%
  39. 23Moldova35.7%
  40. 24Guyana35.3%
  41. 24Liberia35.3%
  42. 24Panama35.3%
  43. 25Poland35%
  44. 25New Zealand35%
  45. 26Jamaica33.3%
  46. 26Armenia33.3%
  47. 26Burundi33.3%
  48. 26Cyprus33.3%
  49. 26Costa Rica33.3%
  50. 26Luxembourg33.3%
  51. 26Sierra Leone33.3%
  52. 26Malawi33.3%
  53. 27Brazil32.3%
  54. 27Togo32.3%
  55. 28Trinidad and Tobago31.8%
  56. 29Cabo Verde31.3%
  57. 29El Salvador31.3%
  58. 29Barbados31.3%
  59. 30Grenada30.8%
  60. 31Denmark30.4%
  61. 32Uganda30%
  62. 32Kenya30%
  63. 33Suriname29.4%
  64. 34Angola29.2%
  65. 35Lithuania28.6%
  66. 35Tanzania28.6%
  67. 36Zimbabwe28%
  68. 37Mozambique27.8%
  69. 38Gabon27.6%
  70. 39Venezuela, RB26.5%
  71. 40Ukraine26.3%
  72. 40Eswatini26.3%
  73. 40Rwanda26.3%
  74. 40Morocco26.3%
  75. 41Italy25%
  76. 41Eritrea25%
  77. 41Georgia25%
  78. 41Congo, Dem. Rep.25%
  79. 41Tunisia25%
  80. 41Austria25%
  81. 41St. Kitts and Nevis25%
  82. 41Argentina25%
  83. 42Montenegro24%
  84. 43Benin23.8%
  85. 43Niger23.8%
  86. 44Bolivia23.5%
  87. 44Paraguay23.5%
  88. 44South Sudan23.5%
  89. 45Samoa23.1%
  90. 46Haiti22.2%
  91. 46Bahamas, The22.2%
  92. 46Congo, Rep.22.2%
  93. 46Guinea22.2%
  94. 47Bahrain21.7%
  95. 47Djibouti21.7%
  96. 48Ireland21.4%
  97. 48Uruguay21.4%
  98. 49Guinea-Bissau20.8%
  99. 50Cameroon20.6%
  100. 51Timor-Leste20%
  101. 51Greece20%
  102. 51United Arab Emirates20%
  103. 52Cote d'Ivoire19.4%
  104. 52Central African Republic19.4%
  105. 53Mauritania19.2%
  106. 54Mongolia18.8%
  107. 54Korea, Rep.18.8%
  108. 55Mali18.5%
  109. 56Tonga18.2%
  110. 56St. Vincent and the Grenadines18.2%
  111. 56Bangladesh18.2%
  112. 56Cuba18.2%
  113. 56St. Lucia18.2%
  114. 57Dominican Republic17.6%
  115. 57Lao PDR17.6%
  116. 57Kuwait17.6%
  117. 58Philippines17.4%
  118. 58Ghana17.4%
  119. 59Israel16.7%
  120. 59Croatia16.7%
  121. 59Botswana16.7%
  122. 59Chad16.7%
  123. 60Senegal16%
  124. 60Zambia16%
  125. 61Thailand15.8%
  126. 62Jordan15.4%
  127. 63Oman15%
  128. 63North Macedonia15%
  129. 64Naoero14.3%
  130. 64Kazakhstan14.3%
  131. 64Gambia, The14.3%
  132. 64Singapore14.3%
  133. 64Tajikistan14.3%
  134. 64Kiribati14.3%
  135. 65Algeria13.3%
  136. 65Comoros13.3%
  137. 65Slovak Republic13.3%
  138. 65Egypt, Arab Rep.13.3%
  139. 66Iraq13%
  140. 67Palau12.5%
  141. 67Kyrgyz Republic12.5%
  142. 67Romania12.5%
  143. 67Indonesia12.5%
  144. 67Malta12.5%
  145. 67Antigua and Barbuda12.5%
  146. 68Lesotho11.8%
  147. 69Libya11.5%
  148. 70Qatar11.1%
  149. 70Cambodia11.1%
  150. 70Malaysia11.1%
  151. 70Bhutan11.1%
  152. 70Bosnia and Herzegovina11.1%
  153. 70Viet Nam11.1%
  154. 71Peru10.5%
  155. 71Fiji10.5%
  156. 72San Marino10%
  157. 72Brunei Darussalam10%
  158. 72Japan10%
  159. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.10%
  160. 73Russian Federation9.5%
  161. 73Maldives9.5%
  162. 73Burkina Faso9.5%
  163. 73Solomon Islands9.5%
  164. 73Nepal9.5%
  165. 74Sri Lanka9.1%
  166. 75Nigeria8.8%
  167. 76China8.3%
  168. 76Mauritius8.3%
  169. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.8%
  170. 78Sudan7.7%
  171. 79Czechia6.7%
  172. 80Turkiye5.9%
  173. 80Belize5.9%
  174. 81India5.6%
  175. 82Bulgaria5.3%
  176. 82Equatorial Guinea5.3%
  177. 83Uzbekistan4.8%
  178. 84Lebanon4.5%
  179. 85Belarus4.3%
  180. 86Papua New Guinea2.7%
  181. 87Turkmenistan0%
  182. 87Azerbaijan0%
  183. 87Vanuatu0%
  184. 87Yemen, Rep.0%
  185. 87Marshall Islands0%
  186. 87Hungary0%
  187. 87Tuvalu0%
  188. 87Saudi Arabia0%
  189. 87Pakistan0%

Share of women in ministerial positions