Men make better political leaders than women do

QoG code: wvs_menpol

For each of the following statements I read out, can you tell me how much you agree with each.

"Men make better political leaders than women do."

Do you agree strongly, agree, disagree, or disagree strongly?

  1. Strongly disagree
  2. Disagree
  3. Agree
  4. Strongly agree

Type of variable
Continuous
Downloaded by QoG on
2025-12-27
Last updated by source
2022-12-14
Details of this variable in our compilation datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section 37
Standard time-series 106
Dataset Available for years
Standard time-series 1995-2023

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  • Belarus
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  • Burkina Faso
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  • Croatia
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  • Germany
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  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
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  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
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  • Kenya
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  • Kuwait
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  • Libya
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  • Mali
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  • Moldova
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  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
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  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
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  • Norway
  • Pakistan (1971-)
  • Peru
  • Philippines
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  • Russia
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  • Taiwan
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  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Year coverage

This variable has information from 1995 to 2023.