Women Leading Countries in 2026: The Current Global List

Women & Leadership.

Women currently occupy the highest constitutional executive offices in 28 countries around the world. The distribution is uneven: Africa has 6 countries, Asia 3, Europe 11, the Americas 7, and Oceania 1.

Two countries i.e Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago , have women simultaneously serving as both head of state and head of government, bringing the total number of women leaders to 30.

Africa’s six include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. Europe has the largest concentration, with 11 countries, including Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Denmark and Malta. In the Americas, women lead Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, Mexico, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Asia has India, Japan and Sri Lanka, while the Marshall Islands is the sole country in Oceania on this list.

1. Barbados: Prime Minister Since 25 May 2018

Mia Mottley.

2. Bulgaria: President Since 23 Jan 2026

Iliana Iotova.

3. Costa Rica: President Since 8 May 2026.

Laura Fernández Delgado

4. Denmark: Prime Minister Since 27 Jun 2019

Mette Frederiksen

5. Dominica: President Since 2 Oct 2023
Sylvanie Burton

6. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Prime Minister. Since 12 Jun 2024

Judith Suminwa Tuluka

7. Iceland: President. Since 1 Aug 2024

Halla Tómasdóttir

8. Iceland: Prime Minister Since 21 Dec 2024.

Kristrún Frostadóttir.

9. India: President. Since 25 Jul 2022.

Droupadi Murmu.

10. Ireland: President; Since 11 Nov 2025

Catherine Connolly

11. Italy: Prime Minister Since 22 Oct 2022.

Giorgia Meloni

12. Japan : Prime Minister Since 21 Oct 2025

Sanae Takaichi

13. Liechtenstein Prime Minister Since 10 Apr 2025

Brigitte Haas

14. Malta President Since 4 Apr 2024

Myriam Spiteri Debono

15. Marshall Islands President Since 3 Jan 2024

Hilda Heine

16. Mexico President Since 1 Oct 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum

17. Moldova President Since 24 Dec 2020

Maia Sandu

18. Mozambique Prime Minister Since 15 Jan 2025

Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi

19. Namibia President Since 21 Mar 2025

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

20. North Macedonia President Since 12 May 2024

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

21. Peru President Since 28 Jul 2026

Keiko Fujimori

22. San Marino Captain Regent Since 1 Apr 2026

Alice Mina

23. Slovenia President Since 23 Dec 2022

Nataša Pirc Musar

24. Sri Lanka Prime Minister Since 24 Sep 2024

Harini Amarasuriya

25. Suriname President Since 16 Jul 2025

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons

26. Tanzania President Since 19 Mar 2021

Samia Suluhu Hassan

27. Trinidad and Tobago President Since 20 Mar 2023

Christine Kangaloo

28. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Since 19521 May 2025

Kamla Persad-Bissessar

29. Tunisia Prime Minister Since 21 Mar 2025

Sara Zaafrani Zenzri

30. Uganda Prime Minister 19698 Jun 2021

Robinah Nabbanja

Viva to women leadership! 😉