Countries by Firms with Female Top Manager
Complete ranking of 160 countries • % firms • Updated 2026
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About Firms with Female Top Manager Rankings
Thailand leads all 160 countries in Firms with Female Top Manager with a value of 64.84% of firms, while Qatar ranks last at 1.43% of firms. This represents a 45-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Firms with Female Top Manager Measures
Share of surveyed firms whose top manager is a woman, from World Bank Enterprise Surveys.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Firms with Female Top Manager across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 1.43% of firms (Qatar) to 64.84% of firms (Thailand) — a 45-fold difference across 160 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 11.56% of firms to 24.34% of firms. The overall spread from 1.43% of firms to 64.84% of firms reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Thailand and Kiribati are separated by only 3%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Asia, pointing to regional challenges that affect firms with female top manager across the continent.
Continental Leaders
Highest Firms with Female Top Manager
The 5 strongest Firms with Female Top Manager reads.
Lowest Firms with Female Top Manager
The 5 lowest Firms with Female Top Manager reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys, covering 160 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stThailandAsia64.84% of firms2ndKiribatiOceania62.9% of firms3rdLaosAsia50.69% of firms4thSamoaOceania47.98% of firms5thSouth KoreaAsia44.39% of firms6thHong KongAsia43.64% of firms7thPhilippinesAsia43.45% of firms8thMyanmarAsia41.13% of firms9thVanuatuOceania39.69% of firms10thSouth AfricaAfrica38.51% of firms11thBruneiAsia37.93% of firms12thJamaicaNorth America37.89% of firms13thMadagascarAfrica37.34% of firms14thEswatiniAfrica33.95% of firms15thCambodiaAsia33.65% of firms16thPolandEurope32.28% of firms17thTimor-LesteAsia32.19% of firms18thIndonesiaAsia31.8% of firms19thBoliviaSouth America31.1% of firms20thKazakhstanAsia31.1% of firms21stLithuaniaEurope30.7% of firms22ndTongaOceania30.18% of firms23rdLesothoAfrica30.04% of firms24thArmeniaEurope28.23% of firms25thRwandaAfrica28.1% of firms26thHondurasNorth America28.04% of firms27thNamibiaAfrica27.53% of firms28thSaint LuciaNorth America27.42% of firms29thNicaraguaNorth America26.99% of firms30thMongoliaAsia26.96% of firms31stCabo VerdeAfrica26.67% of firms32ndSeychellesAfrica26.31% of firms33rdCroatiaEurope26.18% of firms34thEl SalvadorNorth America25.56% of firms35thMalaysiaAsia25.54% of firms36thCosta RicaNorth America25.26% of firms37thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica25.08% of firms38thColombiaNorth America24.6% of firms39thBeninAfrica24.39% of firms40thSurinameNorth America24.34% of firms41stRussiaEurope24.25% of firms42ndLatviaEurope24.14% of firms43rdTrinidad and TobagoNorth America23.5% of firms44thBulgariaEurope23.5% of firms45thSloveniaEurope23.38% of firms46thBotswanaAfrica22.97% of firms47thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica22.74% of firms48thUgandaAfrica22.61% of firms49thFijiOceania22.47% of firms50thPeruSouth America22.39% of firms51stUnited StatesNorth America22.23% of firms52ndPapua New GuineaOceania21.95% of firms53rdCanadaNorth America21.89% of firms54thSingaporeAsia21.8% of firms55thKyrgyzstanAsia21.68% of firms56thMoldovaEurope21.58% of firms57thLiberiaAfrica21.48% of firms58thBhutanAsia21.42% of firms59thMozambiqueAfrica21.32% of firms60thDominican RepublicNorth America21.19% of firms61stCameroonAfrica21.18% of firms62ndBelarusEurope21.12% of firms63rdEcuadorSouth America21.05% of firms64thItalyEurope21.04% of firms65thGeorgiaEurope20.99% of firms66thSerbiaEurope20.89% of firms67thSolomon IslandsOceania20.8% of firms68thComorosAfrica20.55% of firms69thSlovakiaEurope20.41% of firms70thNew ZealandOceania20.31% of firms71stFranceEurope19.89% of firms72ndGhanaAfrica19.82% of firms73rdChinaAsia19.6% of firms74thVietnamAsia19.4% of firms75thCongoAfrica19.35% of firms76thGabonAfrica19.18% of firms77thUruguaySouth America19.16% of firms78thAlbaniaEurope19.11% of firms79thPortugalEurope19.08% of firms80thParaguaySouth America19.06% of firms81stRomaniaEurope19.04% of firms82ndAustriaEurope18.91% of firms83rdAfghanistanAsia18.48% of firms84thGuatemalaNorth America18.46% of firms85thHungaryEurope18.12% of firms86thMauritiusAfrica18.08% of firms87thZimbabweAfrica17.77% of firms88thKenyaAfrica17.75% of firms89thUkraineEurope17.68% of firms90thTanzaniaAfrica17.5% of firms91stIcelandEurope17.12% of firms92ndBarbadosNorth America16.87% of firms93rdEthiopiaAfrica16.44% of firms94thNorth MacedoniaEurope16.43% of firms95thIrelandEurope16.12% of firms96thEstoniaEurope16% of firms97thSenegalAfrica15.78% of firms98thMexicoNorth America15.65% of firms99thGreeceEurope15.64% of firms100thCzechiaEurope15.52% of firms101stBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope15.27% of firms102ndNigerAfrica14.64% of firms103rdNigeriaAfrica14.27% of firms104thDjiboutiAfrica14.2% of firms105thNetherlandsEurope13.65% of firms106thMalawiAfrica13.51% of firms107thMontenegroEurope13.5% of firms108thBurkina FasoAfrica13.46% of firms109thSpainEurope13.45% of firms110thGermanyEurope13.29% of firms111stTogoAfrica13.18% of firms112ndSierra LeoneAfrica12.96% of firms113rdZambiaAfrica12.93% of firms114thFinlandEurope12.9% of firms115thSwedenEurope12.89% of firms116thBelgiumEurope12.82% of firms117thUzbekistanAsia12.34% of firms118thUnited KingdomEurope12.3% of firms119thMauritaniaAfrica12.1% of firms120thCôte d'IvoireAfrica11.56% of firms121stMaldivesAsia11.25% of firms122ndBurundiAfrica11% of firms123rdMaltaEurope10.59% of firms124thSouth SudanAfrica10.55% of firms125thAngolaAfrica10.37% of firms126thNepalAsia10.31% of firms127thCentral African RepublicAfrica10.22% of firms128thDenmarkEurope9.5% of firms129thTurkeyEurope9.4% of firms130thIsraelAsia9.3% of firms131stSomaliaAfrica9.2% of firms132ndTunisiaAfrica9.0% of firms133rdBahrainAsia8.9% of firms134thSri LankaAsia8.7% of firms135thChadAfrica8.5% of firms136thCyprusEurope8.5% of firms137thGambiaAfrica8.2% of firms138thEquatorial GuineaAfrica8.1% of firms139thArgentinaSouth America8.0% of firms140thMaliAfrica7.9% of firms141stGuinea-BissauAfrica7.5% of firms142ndLuxembourgEurope7.4% of firms143rdAzerbaijanEurope7.3% of firms144thIndiaAsia6.8% of firms145thTajikistanAsia6.6% of firms146thEgyptAfrica6.3% of firms147thTurkmenistanAsia6.1% of firms148thLebanonAsia5.9% of firms149thMoroccoAfrica5.4% of firms150thGuineaAfrica5.4% of firms151stBangladeshAsia3.6% of firms152ndSudanAfrica3.4% of firms153rdPakistanAsia3.4% of firms154thKuwaitAsia2.8% of firms155thPalestineAsia2.7% of firms156thSaudi ArabiaAsia1.8% of firms157thJordanAsia1.8% of firms158thYemenAsia1.6% of firms159thIraqAsia1.6% of firms160thQatarAsia1.4% of firms
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thailand | 64.84% of firms | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd | Kiribati | 62.9% of firms | Oceania | 99% |
| 3rd | Laos | 50.69% of firms | Asia | 99% |
| 4th | Samoa | 47.98% of firms | Oceania | 98% |
| 5th | South Korea | 44.39% of firms | Asia | 98% |
| 6th | Hong Kong | 43.64% of firms | Asia | 97% |
| 7th | Philippines | 43.45% of firms | Asia | 96% |
| 8th | Myanmar | 41.13% of firms | Asia | 96% |
| 9th | Vanuatu | 39.69% of firms | Oceania | 95% |
| 10th | South Africa | 38.51% of firms | Africa | 94% |
| 11th | Brunei | 37.93% of firms | Asia | 94% |
| 12th | Jamaica | 37.89% of firms | North America | 93% |
| 13th | Madagascar | 37.34% of firms | Africa | 93% |
| 14th | Eswatini | 33.95% of firms | Africa | 92% |
| 15th | Cambodia | 33.65% of firms | Asia | 91% |
| 16th | Poland | 32.28% of firms | Europe | 91% |
| 17th | Timor-Leste | 32.19% of firms | Asia | 90% |
| 18th | Indonesia | 31.8% of firms | Asia | 89% |
| 19th | Bolivia | 31.1% of firms | South America | 89% |
| 20th | Kazakhstan | 31.1% of firms | Asia | 88% |
| 21st | Lithuania | 30.7% of firms | Europe | 88% |
| 22nd | Tonga | 30.18% of firms | Oceania | 87% |
| 23rd | Lesotho | 30.04% of firms | Africa | 86% |
| 24th | Armenia | 28.23% of firms | Europe | 86% |
| 25th | Rwanda | 28.1% of firms | Africa | 85% |
| 26th | Honduras | 28.04% of firms | North America | 84% |
| 27th | Namibia | 27.53% of firms | Africa | 84% |
| 28th | Saint Lucia | 27.42% of firms | North America | 83% |
| 29th | Nicaragua | 26.99% of firms | North America | 83% |
| 30th | Mongolia | 26.96% of firms | Asia | 82% |
| 31st | Cabo Verde | 26.67% of firms | Africa | 81% |
| 32nd | Seychelles | 26.31% of firms | Africa | 81% |
| 33rd | Croatia | 26.18% of firms | Europe | 80% |
| 34th | El Salvador | 25.56% of firms | North America | 79% |
| 35th | Malaysia | 25.54% of firms | Asia | 79% |
| 36th | Costa Rica | 25.26% of firms | North America | 78% |
| 37th | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.08% of firms | Africa | 78% |
| 38th | Colombia | 24.6% of firms | North America | 77% |
| 39th | Benin | 24.39% of firms | Africa | 76% |
| 40th | Suriname | 24.34% of firms | North America | 76% |
| 41st | Russia | 24.25% of firms | Europe | 75% |
| 42nd | Latvia | 24.14% of firms | Europe | 74% |
| 43rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5% of firms | North America | 74% |
| 44th | Bulgaria | 23.5% of firms | Europe | 73% |
| 45th | Slovenia | 23.38% of firms | Europe | 73% |
| 46th | Botswana | 22.97% of firms | Africa | 72% |
| 47th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 22.74% of firms | Africa | 71% |
| 48th | Uganda | 22.61% of firms | Africa | 71% |
| 49th | Fiji | 22.47% of firms | Oceania | 70% |
| 50th | Peru | 22.39% of firms | South America | 69% |
| 51st | United States | 22.23% of firms | North America | 69% |
| 52nd | Papua New Guinea | 21.95% of firms | Oceania | 68% |
| 53rd | Canada | 21.89% of firms | North America | 68% |
| 54th | Singapore | 21.8% of firms | Asia | 67% |
| 55th | Kyrgyzstan | 21.68% of firms | Asia | 66% |
| 56th | Moldova | 21.58% of firms | Europe | 66% |
| 57th | Liberia | 21.48% of firms | Africa | 65% |
| 58th | Bhutan | 21.42% of firms | Asia | 64% |
| 59th | Mozambique | 21.32% of firms | Africa | 64% |
| 60th | Dominican Republic | 21.19% of firms | North America | 63% |
| 61st | Cameroon | 21.18% of firms | Africa | 63% |
| 62nd | Belarus | 21.12% of firms | Europe | 62% |
| 63rd | Ecuador | 21.05% of firms | South America | 61% |
| 64th | Italy | 21.04% of firms | Europe | 61% |
| 65th | Georgia | 20.99% of firms | Europe | 60% |
| 66th | Serbia | 20.89% of firms | Europe | 59% |
| 67th | Solomon Islands | 20.8% of firms | Oceania | 59% |
| 68th | Comoros | 20.55% of firms | Africa | 58% |
| 69th | Slovakia | 20.41% of firms | Europe | 57% |
| 70th | New Zealand | 20.31% of firms | Oceania | 57% |
| 71st | France | 19.89% of firms | Europe | 56% |
| 72nd | Ghana | 19.82% of firms | Africa | 56% |
| 73rd | China | 19.6% of firms | Asia | 55% |
| 74th | Vietnam | 19.4% of firms | Asia | 54% |
| 75th | Congo | 19.35% of firms | Africa | 54% |
| 76th | Gabon | 19.18% of firms | Africa | 53% |
| 77th | Uruguay | 19.16% of firms | South America | 53% |
| 78th | Albania | 19.11% of firms | Europe | 52% |
| 79th | Portugal | 19.08% of firms | Europe | 51% |
| 80th | Paraguay | 19.06% of firms | South America | 51% |
| 81st | Romania | 19.04% of firms | Europe | 50% |
| 82nd | Austria | 18.91% of firms | Europe | 49% |
| 83rd | Afghanistan | 18.48% of firms | Asia | 49% |
| 84th | Guatemala | 18.46% of firms | North America | 48% |
| 85th | Hungary | 18.12% of firms | Europe | 48% |
| 86th | Mauritius | 18.08% of firms | Africa | 47% |
| 87th | Zimbabwe | 17.77% of firms | Africa | 46% |
| 88th | Kenya | 17.75% of firms | Africa | 46% |
| 89th | Ukraine | 17.68% of firms | Europe | 45% |
| 90th | Tanzania | 17.5% of firms | Africa | 44% |
| 91st | Iceland | 17.12% of firms | Europe | 44% |
| 92nd | Barbados | 16.87% of firms | North America | 43% |
| 93rd | Ethiopia | 16.44% of firms | Africa | 43% |
| 94th | North Macedonia | 16.43% of firms | Europe | 42% |
| 95th | Ireland | 16.12% of firms | Europe | 41% |
| 96th | Estonia | 16% of firms | Europe | 41% |
| 97th | Senegal | 15.78% of firms | Africa | 40% |
| 98th | Mexico | 15.65% of firms | North America | 39% |
| 99th | Greece | 15.64% of firms | Europe | 39% |
| 100th | Czechia | 15.52% of firms | Europe | 38% |
| 101st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.27% of firms | Europe | 38% |
| 102nd | Niger | 14.64% of firms | Africa | 37% |
| 103rd | Nigeria | 14.27% of firms | Africa | 36% |
| 104th | Djibouti | 14.2% of firms | Africa | 36% |
| 105th | Netherlands | 13.65% of firms | Europe | 35% |
| 106th | Malawi | 13.51% of firms | Africa | 34% |
| 107th | Montenegro | 13.5% of firms | Europe | 34% |
| 108th | Burkina Faso | 13.46% of firms | Africa | 33% |
| 109th | Spain | 13.45% of firms | Europe | 33% |
| 110th | Germany | 13.29% of firms | Europe | 32% |
| 111st | Togo | 13.18% of firms | Africa | 31% |
| 112nd | Sierra Leone | 12.96% of firms | Africa | 31% |
| 113rd | Zambia | 12.93% of firms | Africa | 30% |
| 114th | Finland | 12.9% of firms | Europe | 29% |
| 115th | Sweden | 12.89% of firms | Europe | 29% |
| 116th | Belgium | 12.82% of firms | Europe | 28% |
| 117th | Uzbekistan | 12.34% of firms | Asia | 28% |
| 118th | United Kingdom | 12.3% of firms | Europe | 27% |
| 119th | Mauritania | 12.1% of firms | Africa | 26% |
| 120th | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.56% of firms | Africa | 26% |
| 121st | Maldives | 11.25% of firms | Asia | 25% |
| 122nd | Burundi | 11% of firms | Africa | 24% |
| 123rd | Malta | 10.59% of firms | Europe | 24% |
| 124th | South Sudan | 10.55% of firms | Africa | 23% |
| 125th | Angola | 10.37% of firms | Africa | 23% |
| 126th | Nepal | 10.31% of firms | Asia | 22% |
| 127th | Central African Republic | 10.22% of firms | Africa | 21% |
| 128th | Denmark | 9.5% of firms | Europe | 21% |
| 129th | Turkey | 9.4% of firms | Europe | 20% |
| 130th | Israel | 9.3% of firms | Asia | 19% |
| 131st | Somalia | 9.2% of firms | Africa | 19% |
| 132nd | Tunisia | 9.0% of firms | Africa | 18% |
| 133rd | Bahrain | 8.9% of firms | Asia | 18% |
| 134th | Sri Lanka | 8.7% of firms | Asia | 17% |
| 135th | Chad | 8.5% of firms | Africa | 16% |
| 136th | Cyprus | 8.5% of firms | Europe | 16% |
| 137th | Gambia | 8.2% of firms | Africa | 15% |
| 138th | Equatorial Guinea | 8.1% of firms | Africa | 14% |
| 139th | Argentina | 8.0% of firms | South America | 14% |
| 140th | Mali | 7.9% of firms | Africa | 13% |
| 141st | Guinea-Bissau | 7.5% of firms | Africa | 13% |
| 142nd | Luxembourg | 7.4% of firms | Europe | 12% |
| 143rd | Azerbaijan | 7.3% of firms | Europe | 11% |
| 144th | India | 6.8% of firms | Asia | 11% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 6.6% of firms | Asia | 10% |
| 146th | Egypt | 6.3% of firms | Africa | 9% |
| 147th | Turkmenistan | 6.1% of firms | Asia | 9% |
| 148th | Lebanon | 5.9% of firms | Asia | 8% |
| 149th | Morocco | 5.4% of firms | Africa | 8% |
| 150th | Guinea | 5.4% of firms | Africa | 7% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | 3.6% of firms | Asia | 6% |
| 152nd | Sudan | 3.4% of firms | Africa | 6% |
| 153rd | Pakistan | 3.4% of firms | Asia | 5% |
| 154th | Kuwait | 2.8% of firms | Asia | 4% |
| 155th | Palestine | 2.7% of firms | Asia | 4% |
| 156th | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% of firms | Asia | 3% |
| 157th | Jordan | 1.8% of firms | Asia | 3% |
| 158th | Yemen | 1.6% of firms | Asia | 2% |
| 159th | Iraq | 1.6% of firms | Asia | 1% |
| 160th | Qatar | 1.4% of firms | Asia | 1% |