How to read the maps:

The map shows the percentages of female ambassadors of all ambassadors posted each year (main postings).

To see more detailed information about each year, hover over the country

In this tool, we only present data for country-years when at least 75% of the diplomats’ gender was identified. Otherwise, that country-year appears as NA in grey. Please note that the GenDip dataset contains more data than this tool. Very small states often have one or two ambassadors, so if data on one single ambassador is missing, the entire country-year is dropped. For that reason, many small states do not appear at all in the tool.

Please note that many countries have changed names and/or borders over the years. The map used is the same over time, based on the current map of countries in the world. When a country has transformed geographically to such a degree that it is considered a different country, only its most current form will show up in the map. Please see line plot for data on historical versions of this country.