Countries by Firms with Female Top Manager
Complete ranking of 160 countries • % firms • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Thailand
Field size
160 countries
Lowest rank
Qatar
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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
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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.
