social2025
Firms with female participation in ownership (% 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
34.8Percentage
Median: 35.1Percentage
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Micronesia, Federated States of
86.8Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
1.3Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Micronesia, Federated States of86.8Percentage
2Guatemala69.9Percentage
3Jamaica66.9Percentage
4Paraguay63.4Percentage
5Colombia62.5Percentage
By Region
South America54.9Percentage(7 countries)
Oceania54.1Percentage(2 countries)
Europe39.3Percentage(32 countries)
North America38.3Percentage(4 countries)
Other35.3Percentage(102 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.3Percentage)High (86.8Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.8Percentage)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Other (102)
Asia (24)
Africa (9)
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 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 86.8Percentage |
| 2 | Guatemala | 69.9Percentage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 66.9Percentage |
| 4 | Paraguay | 63.4Percentage |
| 5 | Colombia | 62.5Percentage |
| 6 | Kiribati | 61.6Percentage |
| 7 | Thailand | 61.3Percentage |
| 8 | Seychelles | 60.6Percentage |
| 9 | Indonesia | 59.4Percentage |
| 10 | Iceland | 58.8Percentage |
| 11 | Bahamas | 58.3Percentage |
| 12 | Guyana | 58.3Percentage |
| 13 | New Zealand | 58.2Percentage |
| 14 | Argentina | 57.8Percentage |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.8Percentage |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 57.5Percentage |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 56.8Percentage |
| 18 | Philippines | 56.7Percentage |
| 19 | Spain | 56.6Percentage |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 56.2Percentage |
| 21 | Ireland | 56.0Percentage |
| 22 | Ecuador | 55.7Percentage |
| 23 | El Salvador | 55.5Percentage |
| 24 | Brazil | 55.4Percentage |
| 25 | Lesotho | 55.4Percentage |
| 26 | Peru | 55.3Percentage |
| 27 | Samoa | 54.9Percentage |
| 28 | Honduras | 54.7Percentage |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 54.3Percentage |
| 30 | Bolivia | 53.8Percentage |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 53.0Percentage |
| 32 | Italy | 52.9Percentage |
| 33 | Norway | 50.4Percentage |
| 34 | Eswatini | 50.2Percentage |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.0Percentage |
| 36 | Australia | 49.9Percentage |
| 37 | Uruguay | 49.8Percentage |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.8Percentage |
| 39 | Grenada | 48.6Percentage |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 48.4Percentage |
| 41 | Belgium | 48.4Percentage |
| 42 | Belize | 48.3Percentage |
| 43 | Chile | 48.0Percentage |
| 44 | Portugal | 47.8Percentage |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 47.2Percentage |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 47.1Percentage |
| 47 | Burundi | 47.0Percentage |
| 48 | Namibia | 46.8Percentage |
| 49 | Latvia | 46.5Percentage |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.8Percentage |
| 51 | Malta | 45.6Percentage |
| 52 | Belarus | 45.5Percentage |
| 53 | Mongolia | 45.1Percentage |
| 54 | Comoros | 45.0Percentage |
| 55 | Fiji | 44.9Percentage |
| 56 | People's Republic of China | 44.0Percentage |
| 57 | Greece | 43.9Percentage |
| 58 | Hungary | 43.5Percentage |
| 59 | France | 43.1Percentage |
| 60 | Panama | 42.5Percentage |
| 61 | Finland | 42.3Percentage |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 42.2Percentage |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.2Percentage |
| 64 | Dominica | 41.0Percentage |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 40.5Percentage |
| 66 | Cambodia | 40.4Percentage |
| 67 | Mauritius | 39.6Percentage |
| 68 | Moldova, Republic of | 39.4Percentage |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 39.1Percentage |
| 70 | Ukraine | 38.6Percentage |
| 71 | Malaysia | 38.6Percentage |
| 72 | Estonia | 38.0Percentage |
| 73 | Suriname | 37.9Percentage |
| 74 | Rwanda | 37.8Percentage |
| 75 | Maldives | 37.6Percentage |
| 76 | Switzerland | 37.3Percentage |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 37.1Percentage |
| 78 | Canada | 37.1Percentage |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 37.0Percentage |
| 80 | Poland | 36.9Percentage |
| 81 | Cameroon | 36.8Percentage |
| 82 | Gabon | 36.7Percentage |
| 83 | Denmark | 36.6Percentage |
| 84 | Kenya | 36.5Percentage |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 36.3Percentage |
| 86 | Japan | 36.3Percentage |
| 87 | Sweden | 36.0Percentage |
| 88 | Singapore | 35.9Percentage |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 35.8Percentage |
| 90 | Botswana | 35.1Percentage |
| 91 | Myanmar | 35.1Percentage |
| 92 | Ghana | 35.0Percentage |
| 93 | Slovenia | 35.0Percentage |
| 94 | Bahrain | 34.4Percentage |
| 95 | Croatia | 34.3Percentage |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.3Percentage |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 34.0Percentage |
| 98 | South Sudan | 33.8Percentage |
| 99 | Mozambique | 33.7Percentage |
| 100 | Zambia | 32.9Percentage |
| 101 | Barbados | 32.6Percentage |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 32.3Percentage |
| 103 | Djibouti | 32.3Percentage |
| 104 | Austria | 32.2Percentage |
| 105 | United States of America | 31.3Percentage |
| 106 | Bhutan | 31.3Percentage |
| 107 | Tonga | 31.2Percentage |
| 108 | Venezuela | 30.7Percentage |
| 109 | Netherlands | 30.3Percentage |
| 110 | Benin | 30.1Percentage |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 30.1Percentage |
| 112 | Cyprus | 30.0Percentage |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 29.5Percentage |
| 114 | Georgia | 29.5Percentage |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 28.9Percentage |
| 116 | Slovakia | 28.7Percentage |
| 117 | Czech Republic | 28.2Percentage |
| 118 | Armenia | 27.9Percentage |
| 119 | Uganda | 27.9Percentage |
| 120 | Serbia | 27.4Percentage |
| 121 | Germany | 26.9Percentage |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 26.9Percentage |
| 123 | Angola | 26.8Percentage |
| 124 | Romania | 26.7Percentage |
| 125 | Lithuania | 26.4Percentage |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.1Percentage |
| 127 | Jordan | 25.6Percentage |
| 128 | Niger | 25.2Percentage |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.0Percentage |
| 130 | Togo | 25.0Percentage |
| 131 | Vietnam | 24.8Percentage |
| 132 | Mauritania | 24.5Percentage |
| 133 | Madagascar | 24.2Percentage |
| 134 | Montenegro | 24.0Percentage |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.7Percentage |
| 136 | Albania | 23.2Percentage |
| 137 | Liberia | 23.1Percentage |
| 138 | Republic of the Congo | 22.9Percentage |
| 139 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.5Percentage |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 22.2Percentage |
| 141 | South Korea | 21.5Percentage |
| 142 | Senegal | 20.7Percentage |
| 143 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 20.6Percentage |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 19.1Percentage |
| 145 | Tunisia | 18.6Percentage |
| 146 | Nigeria | 18.4Percentage |
| 147 | Malawi | 17.9Percentage |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 17.5Percentage |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.1Percentage |
| 150 | Israel | 16.9Percentage |
| 151 | Egypt | 16.9Percentage |
| 152 | Türkiye | 15.8Percentage |
| 153 | Algeria | 15.0Percentage |
| 154 | Mexico | 14.9Percentage |
| 155 | Nepal | 14.7Percentage |
| 156 | Somalia | 14.5Percentage |
| 157 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.4Percentage |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.0Percentage |
| 159 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.2Percentage |
| 160 | Guinea | 12.6Percentage |
| 161 | Morocco | 12.3Percentage |
| 162 | State of Palestine | 11.8Percentage |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 11.5Percentage |
| 164 | Mali | 11.3Percentage |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 10.7Percentage |
| 166 | Chad | 10.7Percentage |
| 167 | South Africa | 10.6Percentage |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 10.4Percentage |
| 169 | Lebanon | 9.9Percentage |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 9.6Percentage |
| 171 | Sudan | 8.2Percentage |
| 172 | India | 7.1Percentage |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 6.7Percentage |
| 174 | Yemen | 6.6Percentage |
| 175 | Pakistan | 4.9Percentage |
| 176 | Eritrea | 4.2Percentage |
| 177 | Iraq | 3.8Percentage |
| 178 | Kuwait | 2.8Percentage |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4Percentage |
| 180 | Qatar | 1.3Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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