Gender in Micronesia (country)

139 indicators covering gender for Micronesia (country).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sex ratio at birth 106.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 40th
Sex ratio at age 5 106.48 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.4% 39th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 40th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.6% 2023 down 26.4% 74th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.9% 2023 down 8.6% 190th
Sex ratio at age 60 83.64 males per 100 females 2023 down 12.6% 196th
Male population by age group 6,255 people 2023 down 3.5% 191st
Female population by age group 5,876 people 2023 down 4.6% 191st
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 170th
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 175th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th
Women Business and the Law Index 61.25 2023 up 4.3% 155th
Women Business and the Law Index 61.25 2023 up 4.3% 155th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 129 2023 down 28.7% 57th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.7 2019 down 0.9% 159th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 33.9 2019 up 13.8% 135th
Total Fertility Rate 2.67 2022 down 14.7% 71st
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 13.36 2000 151st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 37.5% 2025 up 50.0% 28th
Women of reproductive age 28,488 2023 up 4.1% 182nd
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 45.1% 2020 down 0.4% 67th
Share of women in ministerial positions 37.5% 2024 up 50.0% 32nd
Share of women in parliament 21.4% 2025 119th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 5.89 2021 down 78.4% 190th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 15.38 2024 148th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.41 ratio 2026 110th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% 112th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 6.2 2023 up 26.5% 178th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 22.1 2023 up 20.8% 127th