Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Myanmar

Women in ministerial positions in Myanmar in 2019 — 3.8%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 190. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2019 3.8% +0.1 pp vs 2018
World rank 178of 190
Period maximum 5.3%2015
Period minimum 0%2008

Trend over time

2008–2019 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Myanmar, 2008–2019024620082010201220142016201820192008: 0%2014: 2.6%2015: 5.3%2016: 5%2018: 3.7%2019: 3.8%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Myanmar 3.8%
World 21.3%
South-Eastern Asia computed 9.1%
Women in ministerial positions — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 3.8 +0.1 pp
2018 3.7
2016 5 −0.3 pp
2015 5.3 +2.7 pp
2014 2.6
2008 0

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.