Number of directors

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Gender: Female, Male

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South Africa
286,897 (2022)
315,957 (2022)
India
112,922 (2022)
303,258 (2022)
Thailand
89,315 (2022)
101,613 (2022)
China
80,951 (2020)
158,218 (2020)
Nigeria
65,986 (2020)
93,507 (2020)
Chile
50,837 (2022)
89,390 (2022)
Romania
47,507 (2022)
82,314 (2022)
Vietnam
45,526 (2022)
96,954 (2022)
Turkiye
28,185 (2022)
144,197 (2022)
Malaysia
21,177 (2022)
56,063 (2022)
Colombia
19,623 (2022)
62,211 (2022)
Sweden
18,118 (2020)
61,191 (2020)
Myanmar
15,169 (2020)
33,989 (2020)
Zambia
11,049 (2022)
30,810 (2022)
Morocco
10,737 (2022)
64,056 (2022)
Netherlands
9,666 (2020)
37,224 (2020)
Mongolia
7,403 (2022)
9,397 (2022)
Estonia
7,068 (2022)
16,112 (2022)
Pakistan
6,627 (2022)
44,970 (2022)
Georgia
5,534 (2022)
16,279 (2022)
Rwanda
4,975 (2020)
11,130 (2020)
Cote d'Ivoire
4,867 (2022)
15,832 (2022)
Denmark
4,673 (2022)
19,732 (2022)
Slovak Republic
4,673 (2022)
13,934 (2022)
Lao PDR
4,505 (2018)
5,928 (2018)
Greece
3,879 (2020)
16,182 (2020)
Norway
3,665 (2022)
15,334 (2022)
Latvia
3,260 (2018)
6,500 (2018)
Serbia
2,906 (2022)
9,263 (2022)
Jamaica
2,840 (2022)
5,415 (2022)
Cambodia
2,619 (2020)
7,073 (2020)
Sierra Leone
2,403 (2020)
9,308 (2020)
Lesotho
2,122 (2018)
4,611 (2018)
Saudi Arabia
2,084 (2022)
10,519 (2022)
Azerbaijan
2,000 (2022)
13,468 (2022)
Bahrain
1,937 (2022)
10,364 (2022)
Mauritius
1,634 (2022)
4,218 (2022)
Belarus
1,488 (2020)
4,483 (2020)
North Macedonia
1,464 (2018)
3,224 (2018)
Egypt, Arab Rep.
1,452 (2020)
15,013 (2020)
Uruguay
1,452 (2022)
2,151 (2022)
Kosovo
1,419 (2022)
5,957 (2022)
Oman
1,291 (2020)
8,776 (2020)
Togo
1,073 (2022)
4,137 (2022)
Mali
1,008 (2018)
6,960 (2018)
Slovenia
974 (2018)
2,438 (2018)
Benin
877 (2020)
3,157 (2020)
Nepal
865 (2020)
7,465 (2020)
Namibia
760 (2022)
2,050 (2022)
Malta
750 (2022)
3,691 (2022)
Guinea
692 (2022)
4,334 (2022)
Albania
628 (2020)
2,501 (2020)
Qatar
585 (2018)
6,744 (2018)
Iceland
534 (2022)
1,656 (2022)
Tajikistan
229 (2018)
602 (2018)
Iraq
218 (2022)
2,829 (2022)
Algeria
191 (2022)
1,607 (2022)
Timor-Leste
137 (2022)
947 (2022)
Afghanistan
93 (2018)
5,057 (2018)
Central African Republic
59 (2020)
283 (2020)
Samoa
52 (2020)
98 (2020)
Bhutan
45 (2018)
127 (2018)
Brunei Darussalam
44 (2020)
136 (2020)
Tonga
21 (2022)
71 (2022)
Somalia
13 (2017)
577 (2017)
Kiribati
1 (2018)
2 (2018)
Female
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Data Table

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EconomyYearNumber of female directorsNumber of male directors
Afghanistan2018935,057
Albania20206282,501
Algeria20221911,607
American Samoa2022N/AN/A
Andorra2022N/AN/A
Angola2022N/AN/A
Antigua and Barbuda2022N/AN/A
Argentina2022N/AN/A
Armenia2022N/AN/A
Aruba2022N/AN/A
Australia2022N/AN/A
Austria2022N/AN/A
Azerbaijan20222,00013,468
Bahamas, The2022N/AN/A
Bahrain20221,93710,364
Bangladesh2022N/AN/A
Barbados2022N/AN/A
Belarus20201,4884,483
Belgium2022N/AN/A
Belize2022N/AN/A
Benin20208773,157
Bermuda2022N/AN/A
Bhutan201845127
Bolivia2022N/AN/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina2022N/AN/A
Botswana2022N/AN/A
Brazil2022N/AN/A
British Virgin Islands2022N/AN/A
Brunei Darussalam202044136
Bulgaria2022N/AN/A
Burkina Faso2022N/AN/A
Burundi2022N/AN/A
Cabo Verde2022N/AN/A
Cambodia20202,6197,073
Cameroon2022N/AN/A
Canada2022N/AN/A
Cayman Islands2022N/AN/A
Central African Republic202059283
Chad2022N/AN/A
Channel Islands2022N/AN/A
Chile202250,83789,390
China202080,951158,218
Colombia202219,62362,211
Comoros2022N/AN/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.2022N/AN/A
Congo, Rep.2022N/AN/A
Costa Rica2022N/AN/A
Cote d'Ivoire20224,86715,832
Croatia2022N/AN/A
Cuba2022N/AN/A
Curacao2022N/AN/A
Cyprus2022N/AN/A
Czechia2022N/AN/A
Denmark20224,67319,732
Djibouti2022N/AN/A
Dominica2022N/AN/A
Dominican Republic2022N/AN/A
Ecuador2022N/AN/A
Egypt, Arab Rep.20201,45215,013
El Salvador2022N/AN/A
Equatorial Guinea2022N/AN/A
Eritrea2022N/AN/A
Estonia20227,06816,112
Eswatini2022N/AN/A
Ethiopia2022N/AN/A
Faroe Islands2022N/AN/A
Fiji2022N/AN/A
Finland2022N/AN/A
France2022N/AN/A
French Polynesia2022N/AN/A
Gabon2022N/AN/A
Gambia, The2022N/AN/A
Georgia20225,53416,279
Germany2022N/AN/A
Ghana2022N/AN/A
Gibraltar2022N/AN/A
Greece20203,87916,182
Greenland2022N/AN/A
Grenada2022N/AN/A
Guam2022N/AN/A
Guatemala2022N/AN/A
Guinea20226924,334
Guinea-Bissau2022N/AN/A
Guyana2022N/AN/A
Haiti2022N/AN/A
Honduras2022N/AN/A
Hong Kong SAR, China2022N/AN/A
Hungary2022N/AN/A
Iceland20225341,656
India2022112,922303,258
Indonesia2022N/AN/A
Iran, Islamic Rep.2022N/AN/A
Iraq20222182,829
Ireland2022N/AN/A
Isle of Man2022N/AN/A
Israel2022N/AN/A
Italy2022N/AN/A
Jamaica20222,8405,415
Japan2022N/AN/A
Jordan2022N/AN/A
Kazakhstan2022N/AN/A
Kenya2022N/AN/A
Kiribati201812
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2022N/AN/A
Korea, Rep.2022N/AN/A
Kosovo20221,4195,957
Kuwait2022N/AN/A
Kyrgyz Republic2022N/AN/A
Lao PDR20184,5055,928
Latvia20183,2606,500
Lebanon2022N/AN/A
Lesotho20182,1224,611
Liberia2022N/AN/A
Libya2022N/AN/A
Liechtenstein2022N/AN/A
Lithuania2022N/AN/A
Luxembourg2022N/AN/A
Macao SAR, China2022N/AN/A
Madagascar2022N/AN/A
Malawi2022N/AN/A
Malaysia202221,17756,063
Maldives2022N/AN/A
Mali20181,0086,960
Malta20227503,691
Marshall Islands2022N/AN/A
Mauritania2022N/AN/A
Mauritius20221,6344,218
Mexico2022N/AN/A
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2022N/AN/A
Moldova2022N/AN/A
Monaco2022N/AN/A
Mongolia20227,4039,397
Montenegro2022N/AN/A
Morocco202210,73764,056
Mozambique2022N/AN/A
Myanmar202015,16933,989
Namibia20227602,050
Nauru2022N/AN/A
Nepal20208657,465
Netherlands20209,66637,224
New Caledonia2022N/AN/A
New Zealand2022N/AN/A
Nicaragua2022N/AN/A
Niger2022N/AN/A
Nigeria202065,98693,507
North Macedonia20181,4643,224
Northern Mariana Islands2022N/AN/A
Norway20223,66515,334
Oman20201,2918,776
Pakistan20226,62744,970
Palau2022N/AN/A
Panama2022N/AN/A
Papua New Guinea2022N/AN/A
Paraguay2022N/AN/A
Peru2022N/AN/A
Philippines2022N/AN/A
Poland2022N/AN/A
Portugal2022N/AN/A
Puerto Rico2022N/AN/A
Qatar20185856,744
Romania202247,50782,314
Russian Federation2022N/AN/A
Rwanda20204,97511,130
Samoa20205298
San Marino2022N/AN/A
Sao Tome and Principe2022N/AN/A
Saudi Arabia20222,08410,519
Senegal2022N/AN/A
Serbia20222,9069,263
Seychelles2022N/AN/A
Sierra Leone20202,4039,308
Singapore2022N/AN/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2022N/AN/A
Slovak Republic20224,67313,934
Slovenia20189742,438
Solomon Islands2022N/AN/A
Somalia201713577
South Africa2022286,897315,957
South Sudan2022N/AN/A
Spain2022N/AN/A
Sri Lanka2022N/AN/A
St. Kitts and Nevis2022N/AN/A
St. Lucia2022N/AN/A
St. Martin (French part)2022N/AN/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2022N/AN/A
Sudan2022N/AN/A
Suriname2022N/AN/A
Sweden202018,11861,191
Switzerland2022N/AN/A
Syrian Arab Republic2022N/AN/A
Tajikistan2018229602
Tanzania2022N/AN/A
Thailand202289,315101,613
Timor-Leste2022137947
Togo20221,0734,137
Tonga20222171
Trinidad and Tobago2022N/AN/A
Tunisia2022N/AN/A
Turkiye202228,185144,197
Turkmenistan2022N/AN/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2022N/AN/A
Tuvalu2022N/AN/A
Uganda2022N/AN/A
Ukraine2022N/AN/A
United Arab Emirates2022N/AN/A
United Kingdom2022N/AN/A
United States2022N/AN/A
Uruguay20221,4522,151
Uzbekistan2022N/AN/A
Vanuatu2022N/AN/A
Venezuela, RB2022N/AN/A
Vietnam202245,52696,954
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2022N/AN/A
West Bank and Gaza2022N/AN/A
Yemen, Rep.2022N/AN/A
Zambia202211,04930,810
Zimbabwe2022N/AN/A

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