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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Belgium | 55% | 2000 | |
2 | Venezuela | 47.4% | 2000 | |
3 | Algeria | 45% | 2000 | |
4 | Lebanon | 44.4% | 2000 | |
5 | Uganda | 44% | 2000 | |
6 | Norway | 42.1% | 2000 | |
7 | Solomon Islands | 38.1% | 2000 | |
8 | Jordan | 37.9% | 2000 | |
9 | Mauritania | 36% | 2000 | |
10 | Germany | 35.9% | 2000 | |
11 | Lesotho | 35.7% | 2000 | |
12 | Mongolia | 35% | 2000 | |
=13 | Cameroon | 33.3% | 2000 | |
=13 | Saudi Arabia | 33.3% | 2000 | |
=13 | Saint Lucia | 33.3% | 2000 | |
16 | Mexico | 31.8% | 2000 | |
17 | Indonesia | 31.3% | 2000 | |
18 | Colombia | 31% | 2000 | |
19 | Qatar | 30.8% | 2000 | |
=20 | Turkey | 28.6% | 2000 | |
=20 | Ghana | 28.6% | 2000 | |
=20 | Cyprus | 28.6% | 2000 | |
23 | Iran | 27.1% | 2000 | |
24 | Haiti | 26.7% | 2000 | |
25 | Croatia | 25.7% | 2000 | |
26 | Italy | 25.6% | 2000 | |
OPEC countries average (profile) | 25.07% | 2000 | ||
27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25% | 2000 | |
28 | Barbados | 24.3% | 2000 | |
=29 | Czech Republic | 23.1% | 2000 | |
=29 | Comoros | 23.1% | 2000 | |
31 | Belize | 22.6% | 2000 | |
32 | Philippines | 20.7% | 2000 | |
=33 | Dominica | 20% | 2000 | |
=33 | El Salvador | 20% | 2000 | |
=33 | Lithuania | 20% | 2000 | |
36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.5% | 2000 | |
37 | Ireland | 19% | 2000 | |
38 | Hungary | 18.9% | 2000 | |
=39 | Nepal | 18.8% | 2000 | |
=39 | Russia | 18.8% | 2000 | |
41 | New Zealand | 18.7% | 2000 | |
42 | The Bahamas | 18.5% | 2000 | |
43 | Seychelles | 18.2% | 2000 | |
=44 | Sweden | 17.6% | 2000 | |
=44 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.6% | 2000 | |
46 | Turkmenistan | 17.5% | 2000 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 16.81% | 2000 | ||
47 | Greece | 16.7% | 2000 | |
European Union average (profile) | 16.48% | 2000 | ||
48 | Togo | 16.3% | 2000 | |
=49 | Paraguay | 16.2% | 2000 | |
=49 | Argentina | 16.2% | 2000 | |
51 | Zambia | 15.6% | 2000 | |
52 | Nicaragua | 15.4% | 2000 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 15.3% | 2000 | ||
=53 | Switzerland | 15% | 2000 | |
=53 | Guyana | 15% | 2000 | |
55 | Mozambique | 14.8% | 2000 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 14.75% | 2000 | ||
56 | Latvia | 14.7% | 2000 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 14.4% | 2000 | ||
=57 | United Kingdom | 14.3% | 2000 | |
=57 | Singapore | 14.3% | 2000 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 13.96% | 2000 | ||
59 | Zimbabwe | 13.6% | 2000 | |
=60 | Dominican Republic | 12.5% | 2000 | |
=60 | Bangladesh | 12.5% | 2000 | |
=60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.5% | 2000 | |
=60 | Bulgaria | 12.5% | 2000 | |
64 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.1% | 2000 | |
=65 | Bahrain | 11.8% | 2000 | |
=65 | Libya | 11.8% | 2000 | |
=67 | Costa Rica | 11.1% | 2000 | |
=67 | United Arab Emirates | 11.1% | 2000 | |
=67 | Cuba | 11.1% | 2000 | |
=67 | Namibia | 11.1% | 2000 | |
71 | Romania | 10.9% | 2000 | |
72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.7% | 2000 | |
73 | Kuwait | 10.5% | 2000 | |
74 | Burundi | 10.2% | 2000 | |
75 | Yemen | 10.1% | 2000 | |
=76 | Rwanda | 10% | 2000 | |
=76 | Cambodia | 10% | 2000 | |
=76 | Vietnam | 10% | 2000 | |
=79 | Finland | 9.7% | 2000 | |
=79 | Sri Lanka | 9.7% | 2000 | |
81 | Portugal | 9.5% | 2000 | |
82 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.4% | 2000 | |
83 | Mauritius | 9.1% | 2000 | |
84 | Slovakia | 8.7% | 2000 | |
=85 | Nigeria | 8.6% | 2000 | |
=85 | Senegal | 8.6% | 2000 | |
87 | Honduras | 8.3% | 2000 | |
88 | Sierra Leone | 8.1% | 2000 | |
89 | Bolivia | 7.7% | 2000 | |
90 | Burkina Faso | 7.4% | 2000 | |
91 | Luxembourg | 7.3% | 2000 | |
=92 | Sudan | 7.1% | 2000 | |
=92 | United States | 7.1% | 2000 | |
94 | Uruguay | 6.7% | 2000 | |
95 | Japan | 6.5% | 2000 | |
96 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2000 | |
=97 | Canada | 6.1% | 2000 | |
=97 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1% | 2000 | |
99 | India | 5.9% | 2000 | |
100 | The Gambia | 5.8% | 2000 | |
=101 | Thailand | 5.7% | 2000 | |
=101 | Suriname | 5.7% | 2000 | |
=101 | Iceland | 5.7% | 2000 | |
104 | France | 5.3% | 2000 | |
=105 | Syria | 5.1% | 2000 | |
=105 | Chad | 5.1% | 2000 | |
107 | Grenada | 5% | 2000 | |
108 | Laos | 4.9% | 2000 | |
109 | South Africa | 4.4% | 2000 | |
110 | China | 2.6% | 2000 | |
111 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2000 | |
=112 | South Korea | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Ecuador | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Denmark | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Guatemala | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Benin | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Brazil | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Chile | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Poland | 0.0 | 2000 | |
=112 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2000 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Democracy > Female ministers
- Venezuela ranked first for democracy > female ministers amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Belgium ranked first for democracy > female ministers amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Algeria ranked first for democracy > female ministers amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Germany ranked first for democracy > female ministers amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Uganda ranked first for democracy > female ministers amongst Former British colonies in 2000.
- Mexico ranked second for democracy > female ministers amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Norway ranked second for democracy > female ministers amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- France ranked 4th last for democracy > female ministers amongst European Union in 2000.
- Lebanon ranked second for democracy > female ministers amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2000.
- Brazil ranked third last for democracy > female ministers amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2000.