Figure 1
The bar graph compares the average percentage of women serving as local government leaders across various regions. The graph features seven horizontal bars, each representing a different region. The regions listed on the y-axis from top to bottom are Central and Southern Asia, Europe and Northern America, Oceania, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Asia and Northern Africa. The x-axis represents the percentage values ranging from 0% to 50%. Central and Southern Asia has the highest percentage at 41%, followed by Europe and Northern America at 37%, and Oceania at 35%. Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean both have 31%. Sub-Saharan Africa stands at 26%, and Western Asia and Northern Africa has the lowest percentage at 19%. The bars are colored blue, and each bar is labeled with its respective percentage value. All values are approximated.Source: Data derived from UN Women, Women in Local Government. Data as of 1 January 2025