Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Equatorial Guinea

Women in ministerial positions in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 5%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2025 5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 190
Period maximum 14%2008
Period minimum 3.7%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2025051015200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 4.5%2008: 14%2010: 3.7%2012: 8.8%2014: 8.7%2015: 8.7%2016: 9.7%2018: 6.7%2019: 7.1%2020: 10.7%2022: 8.7%2023: 8.3%2024: 5.3%2025: 5%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 5%
World 22.4%
Middle Africa computed 23.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5 −0.3 pp
2024 5.3 −3.1 pp
2023 8.3 −0.4 pp
2022 8.7
2020 10.7 +3.6 pp
2019 7.1 +0.4 pp
2018 6.7
2016 9.7 +1 pp
2015 8.7 +0 pp
2014 8.7
2012 8.8
2010 3.7
2008 14
2005 4.5

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.