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Government > Democracy > Female ministers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Women in government at ministerial level in 2000 (as % of total). Data were provided by states based on their definition of national executive and may therefore include women serving as ministers and vice ministers and those holding other ministerial positions, including parliamentary secretaries.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 BelgiumBelgium 55% 2000
2 VenezuelaVenezuela 47.4% 2000
3 AlgeriaAlgeria 45% 2000
4 LebanonLebanon 44.4% 2000
5 UgandaUganda 44% 2000
6 NorwayNorway 42.1% 2000
7 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 38.1% 2000
8 JordanJordan 37.9% 2000
9 MauritaniaMauritania 36% 2000
10 GermanyGermany 35.9% 2000
11 LesothoLesotho 35.7% 2000
12 MongoliaMongolia 35% 2000
=13 CameroonCameroon 33.3% 2000
=13 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 33.3% 2000
=13 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 33.3% 2000
16 MexicoMexico 31.8% 2000
17 IndonesiaIndonesia 31.3% 2000
18 ColombiaColombia 31% 2000
19 QatarQatar 30.8% 2000
=20 TurkeyTurkey 28.6% 2000
=20 GhanaGhana 28.6% 2000
=20 CyprusCyprus 28.6% 2000
23 IranIran 27.1% 2000
24 HaitiHaiti 26.7% 2000
25 CroatiaCroatia 25.7% 2000
26 ItalyItaly 25.6% 2000
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 25.07% 2000
27 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 25% 2000
28 BarbadosBarbados 24.3% 2000
=29 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 23.1% 2000
=29 ComorosComoros 23.1% 2000
31 BelizeBelize 22.6% 2000
32 PhilippinesPhilippines 20.7% 2000
=33 DominicaDominica 20% 2000
=33 El SalvadorEl Salvador 20% 2000
=33 LithuaniaLithuania 20% 2000
36 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 19.5% 2000
37 IrelandIreland 19% 2000
38 HungaryHungary 18.9% 2000
=39 NepalNepal 18.8% 2000
=39 RussiaRussia 18.8% 2000
41 New ZealandNew Zealand 18.7% 2000
42 The BahamasThe Bahamas 18.5% 2000
43 SeychellesSeychelles 18.2% 2000
=44 SwedenSweden 17.6% 2000
=44 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 17.6% 2000
46 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 17.5% 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 16.81% 2000
47 GreeceGreece 16.7% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 16.48% 2000
48 TogoTogo 16.3% 2000
=49 ParaguayParaguay 16.2% 2000
=49 ArgentinaArgentina 16.2% 2000
51 ZambiaZambia 15.6% 2000
52 NicaraguaNicaragua 15.4% 2000
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 15.3% 2000
=53 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 15% 2000
=53 GuyanaGuyana 15% 2000
55 MozambiqueMozambique 14.8% 2000
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 14.75% 2000
56 LatviaLatvia 14.7% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 14.4% 2000
=57 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 14.3% 2000
=57 SingaporeSingapore 14.3% 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 13.96% 2000
59 ZimbabweZimbabwe 13.6% 2000
=60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12.5% 2000
=60 BangladeshBangladesh 12.5% 2000
=60 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 12.5% 2000
=60 BulgariaBulgaria 12.5% 2000
64 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12.1% 2000
=65 BahrainBahrain 11.8% 2000
=65 LibyaLibya 11.8% 2000
=67 Costa RicaCosta Rica 11.1% 2000
=67 United Arab EmiratesUAE 11.1% 2000
=67 CubaCuba 11.1% 2000
=67 NamibiaNamibia 11.1% 2000
71 RomaniaRomania 10.9% 2000
72 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 10.7% 2000
73 KuwaitKuwait 10.5% 2000
74 BurundiBurundi 10.2% 2000
75 YemenYemen 10.1% 2000
=76 RwandaRwanda 10% 2000
=76 CambodiaCambodia 10% 2000
=76 VietnamVietnam 10% 2000
=79 FinlandFinland 9.7% 2000
=79 Sri LankaSri Lanka 9.7% 2000
81 PortugalPortugal 9.5% 2000
82 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 9.4% 2000
83 MauritiusMauritius 9.1% 2000
84 SlovakiaSlovakia 8.7% 2000
=85 NigeriaNigeria 8.6% 2000
=85 SenegalSenegal 8.6% 2000
87 HondurasHonduras 8.3% 2000
88 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 8.1% 2000
89 BoliviaBolivia 7.7% 2000
90 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7.4% 2000
91 LuxembourgLuxembourg 7.3% 2000
=92 SudanSudan 7.1% 2000
=92 United StatesUnited States 7.1% 2000
94 UruguayUruguay 6.7% 2000
95 JapanJapan 6.5% 2000
96 KenyaKenya 6.2% 2000
=97 CanadaCanada 6.1% 2000
=97 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 6.1% 2000
99 IndiaIndia 5.9% 2000
100 The GambiaThe Gambia 5.8% 2000
=101 ThailandThailand 5.7% 2000
=101 SurinameSuriname 5.7% 2000
=101 IcelandIceland 5.7% 2000
104 FranceFrance 5.3% 2000
=105 SyriaSyria 5.1% 2000
=105 ChadChad 5.1% 2000
107 GrenadaGrenada 5% 2000
108 LaosLaos 4.9% 2000
109 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.4% 2000
110 ChinaChina 2.6% 2000
111 GuineaGuinea 1.4% 2000
=112 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2000
=112 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2000
=112 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 2000
=112 EcuadorEcuador 0.0 2000
=112 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2000
=112 DenmarkDenmark 0.0 2000
=112 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2000
=112 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.0 2000
=112 BeninBenin 0.0 2000
=112 BrazilBrazil 0.0 2000
=112 ChileChile 0.0 2000
=112 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2000
=112 PolandPoland 0.0 2000
=112 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.0 2000

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