09 Nov, 2026

2026 Women in Diplomacy Index


The seventh edition of an annual index that measures the share of women ambassadors and UN permanent representatives worldwide. It draws on more than 12,000 ambassadorial appointments across 167 tracked states, using public data from foreign ministry and embassy websites and the Europa World Yearbook. It is the only index of its kind in the MENA region and one of very few globally. For the third time, it also ranks the countries that host the most women ambassadors.

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