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Firms with female top manager (% of firms) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
19.6Percentage
Median: 19.2Percentage
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
Kiribati
62.9Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
1.4Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Kiribati62.9Percentage
2Lao People's Democratic Republic50.7Percentage
3Thailand48.9Percentage
4Samoa48.0Percentage
5South Korea44.4Percentage
By Region
Other21.2Percentage(101 countries)
North America20.6Percentage(4 countries)
Oceania20.4Percentage(2 countries)
South America19.4Percentage(7 countries)
Europe17.4Percentage(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.4Percentage)High (62.9Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.6Percentage)
Other (101)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (24)
Africa (8)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 62.9Percentage |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.7Percentage |
| 3 | Thailand | 48.9Percentage |
| 4 | Samoa | 48.0Percentage |
| 5 | South Korea | 44.4Percentage |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 43.6Percentage |
| 7 | Philippines | 43.4Percentage |
| 8 | Myanmar | 41.1Percentage |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 39.7Percentage |
| 10 | South Africa | 38.5Percentage |
| 11 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.9Percentage |
| 12 | Jamaica | 37.9Percentage |
| 13 | Madagascar | 37.3Percentage |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.1Percentage |
| 15 | Eswatini | 34.0Percentage |
| 16 | Cambodia | 33.7Percentage |
| 17 | Bahamas | 33.2Percentage |
| 18 | Poland | 32.3Percentage |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 32.2Percentage |
| 20 | Indonesia | 31.8Percentage |
| 21 | Djibouti | 31.6Percentage |
| 22 | Venezuela | 31.1Percentage |
| 23 | Bolivia | 31.1Percentage |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 31.1Percentage |
| 25 | Tonga | 30.2Percentage |
| 26 | Lesotho | 30.0Percentage |
| 27 | Grenada | 28.9Percentage |
| 28 | Panama | 28.4Percentage |
| 29 | Armenia | 28.2Percentage |
| 30 | Rwanda | 28.1Percentage |
| 31 | Honduras | 28.0Percentage |
| 32 | Namibia | 27.5Percentage |
| 33 | Belize | 27.5Percentage |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 27.4Percentage |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 27.0Percentage |
| 36 | Mongolia | 27.0Percentage |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 26.7Percentage |
| 38 | Seychelles | 26.3Percentage |
| 39 | Croatia | 26.2Percentage |
| 40 | El Salvador | 25.6Percentage |
| 41 | Malaysia | 25.5Percentage |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 25.3Percentage |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.1Percentage |
| 44 | Colombia | 24.6Percentage |
| 45 | Benin | 24.4Percentage |
| 46 | Suriname | 24.3Percentage |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 24.3Percentage |
| 48 | Latvia | 24.1Percentage |
| 49 | Dominica | 23.6Percentage |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5Percentage |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 23.5Percentage |
| 52 | Brazil | 23.5Percentage |
| 53 | Slovenia | 23.4Percentage |
| 54 | United States of America | 23.2Percentage |
| 55 | Botswana | 23.0Percentage |
| 56 | Lithuania | 22.9Percentage |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.8Percentage |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.7Percentage |
| 59 | Uganda | 22.6Percentage |
| 60 | Fiji | 22.5Percentage |
| 61 | Peru | 22.4Percentage |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 22.0Percentage |
| 63 | Canada | 21.9Percentage |
| 64 | Singapore | 21.8Percentage |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.7Percentage |
| 66 | Moldova, Republic of | 21.6Percentage |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.5Percentage |
| 68 | Guatemala | 21.5Percentage |
| 69 | Liberia | 21.5Percentage |
| 70 | Bhutan | 21.4Percentage |
| 71 | Mozambique | 21.3Percentage |
| 72 | Cameroon | 21.2Percentage |
| 73 | Belarus | 21.1Percentage |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.1Percentage |
| 75 | Ecuador | 21.0Percentage |
| 76 | Italy | 21.0Percentage |
| 77 | Georgia | 21.0Percentage |
| 78 | Serbia | 20.9Percentage |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 20.8Percentage |
| 80 | Comoros | 20.6Percentage |
| 81 | Australia | 20.5Percentage |
| 82 | Slovakia | 20.4Percentage |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 20.4Percentage |
| 84 | New Zealand | 20.3Percentage |
| 85 | Ghana | 19.8Percentage |
| 86 | People's Republic of China | 19.6Percentage |
| 87 | Vietnam | 19.4Percentage |
| 88 | Republic of the Congo | 19.3Percentage |
| 89 | Gabon | 19.2Percentage |
| 90 | Uruguay | 19.2Percentage |
| 91 | Albania | 19.1Percentage |
| 92 | Portugal | 19.1Percentage |
| 93 | Paraguay | 19.1Percentage |
| 94 | Romania | 19.0Percentage |
| 95 | Austria | 18.9Percentage |
| 96 | Zambia | 18.4Percentage |
| 97 | Hungary | 18.1Percentage |
| 98 | Mauritius | 18.1Percentage |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 17.8Percentage |
| 100 | Kenya | 17.7Percentage |
| 101 | Ukraine | 17.7Percentage |
| 102 | Guyana | 17.7Percentage |
| 103 | Norway | 17.6Percentage |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.5Percentage |
| 105 | Iceland | 17.1Percentage |
| 106 | France | 17.1Percentage |
| 107 | Chile | 16.9Percentage |
| 108 | Barbados | 16.9Percentage |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 16.4Percentage |
| 110 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.4Percentage |
| 111 | Switzerland | 16.4Percentage |
| 112 | Ireland | 16.1Percentage |
| 113 | Estonia | 16.0Percentage |
| 114 | Senegal | 15.8Percentage |
| 115 | Finland | 15.8Percentage |
| 116 | Mexico | 15.7Percentage |
| 117 | Greece | 15.6Percentage |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.3Percentage |
| 119 | Belgium | 14.8Percentage |
| 120 | Niger | 14.6Percentage |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 14.4Percentage |
| 122 | Nigeria | 14.3Percentage |
| 123 | Malawi | 13.5Percentage |
| 124 | Montenegro | 13.5Percentage |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 13.5Percentage |
| 126 | Spain | 13.4Percentage |
| 127 | Germany | 13.3Percentage |
| 128 | Togo | 13.2Percentage |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 13.0Percentage |
| 130 | Sweden | 12.9Percentage |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 12.3Percentage |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 12.3Percentage |
| 133 | Mauritania | 12.1Percentage |
| 134 | Netherlands | 11.8Percentage |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.6Percentage |
| 136 | Maldives | 11.3Percentage |
| 137 | Burundi | 11.0Percentage |
| 138 | Malta | 10.6Percentage |
| 139 | South Sudan | 10.5Percentage |
| 140 | Angola | 10.4Percentage |
| 141 | Nepal | 10.3Percentage |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 10.2Percentage |
| 143 | Japan | 9.6Percentage |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 9.6Percentage |
| 145 | Denmark | 9.5Percentage |
| 146 | Türkiye | 9.4Percentage |
| 147 | Israel | 9.3Percentage |
| 148 | Somalia | 9.2Percentage |
| 149 | Tunisia | 9.0Percentage |
| 150 | Bahrain | 8.9Percentage |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 8.7Percentage |
| 152 | Chad | 8.5Percentage |
| 153 | Cyprus | 8.5Percentage |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.2Percentage |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.1Percentage |
| 156 | Argentina | 8.0Percentage |
| 157 | Mali | 7.9Percentage |
| 158 | Eritrea | 7.6Percentage |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.5Percentage |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 7.4Percentage |
| 161 | Azerbaijan | 7.3Percentage |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 6.6Percentage |
| 163 | Egypt | 6.3Percentage |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 6.1Percentage |
| 165 | Lebanon | 5.9Percentage |
| 166 | Morocco | 5.4Percentage |
| 167 | Guinea | 5.4Percentage |
| 168 | India | 3.8Percentage |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 3.6Percentage |
| 170 | Sudan | 3.4Percentage |
| 171 | Pakistan | 3.4Percentage |
| 172 | Kuwait | 2.8Percentage |
| 173 | State of Palestine | 2.7Percentage |
| 174 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8Percentage |
| 175 | Jordan | 1.8Percentage |
| 176 | Yemen | 1.6Percentage |
| 177 | Iraq | 1.6Percentage |
| 178 | Qatar | 1.4Percentage |
Showing 178 of 178 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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