Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Vanuatu

Women in ministerial positions in Vanuatu in 2025 — 0%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 8.3 pp.

2025 0% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 183of 190
Period maximum 8.3%2005
Period minimum 0%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Vanuatu, 2005–202502.557.510200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 8.3%2008: 7.7%2010: 0%2012: 0%2014: 0%2015: 0%2016: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0%2022: 0%2023: 0%2024: 0%2025: 0%
Change over the period: −8.3 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 0%
World 22.4%
Melanesia computed 6.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0 +0 pp
2024 0 +0 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0
2012 0
2010 0
2008 7.7
2005 8.3

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.