| # | Flag | Country | Female headed households (% of households with a female head)Female headed households (% of households with a female head) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 49.4% | 2007 | |
| 2 | Swaziland | 47.9% | 2007 | |
| 3 | Eritrea | 46.7% | 2002 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 43.9% | 2013 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 41.9% | 1998 | |
| 6 | Haiti | 40.6% | 2012 | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 40.6% | 2015 | |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 39.9% | 2013 | |
| 9 | Comoros | 39.3% | 2012 | |
| 10 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 39% | 2009 | |
| 11 | Colombia | 36.4% | 2015 | |
| 12 | Kenya | 36.1% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Mozambique | 35.6% | 2011 | |
| 14 | Lesotho | 35.5% | 2014 | |
| 15 | Liberia | 35.2% | 2013 | |
| 16 | Maldives | 35% | 2009 | |
| 17 | Angola | 34.5% | 2016 | |
| 18 | Moldova | 33.7% | 2005 | |
| 19 | Guyana | 33.5% | 2009 | |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 33.4% | 1999 | |
| 21 | Armenia | 33.2% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Ghana | 31.4% | 2016 | |
| 23 | Nepal | 31.3% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Rwanda | 31% | 2015 | |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 30.9% | 2001 | |
| 26 | Malawi | 30.6% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Senegal | 30.6% | 2016 | |
| 28 | Gabon | 30% | 2012 | |
| 29 | Mauritania | 29.1% | 2001 | |
| 30 | Madagascar | 28.5% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Honduras | 28.1% | 2012 | |
| 32 | Togo | 27.5% | 2014 | |
| 33 | Vietnam | 27% | 2005 | |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.9% | 2012 | |
| 35 | Cambodia | 26.9% | 2014 | |
| 36 | Uganda | 26.9% | 2015 | |
| 37 | Zambia | 26.6% | 2014 | |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 26.5% | 2000 | |
| 39 | Peru | 25.7% | 2012 | |
| 40 | Cameroon | 25.5% | 2011 | |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 25.4% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 25.1% | 2016 | |
| 43 | Guatemala | 25.1% | 2015 | |
| 44 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 24.9% | 2014 | |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 24.7% | 2006 | |
| 46 | Burundi | 24.5% | 2012 | |
| 47 | Tanzania | 24.5% | 2016 | |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 23% | 2012 | |
| 49 | Bolivia | 22.9% | 2008 | |
| 50 | Benin | 22.9% | 2012 | |
| 51 | Myanmar | 22.5% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Gambia | 22.3% | 2013 | |
| 53 | Chad | 22.1% | 2015 | |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 21.4% | 2012 | |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 21% | 1995 | |
| 56 | Brazil | 20% | 1996 | |
| 57 | Philippines | 18.9% | 2013 | |
| 58 | Ivory Coast | 18% | 2012 | |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 17.8% | 2006 | |
| 60 | Guinea | 17.3% | 2012 | |
| 61 | Morocco | 17.1% | 2004 | |
| 62 | Paraguay | 17% | 1990 | |
| 63 | Niger | 15.9% | 2012 | |
| 64 | Albania | 15.6% | 2009 | |
| 65 | Indonesia | 14.8% | 2012 | |
| 66 | Nigeria | 14.6% | 2015 | |
| 67 | India | 14.4% | 2006 | |
| 68 | Egypt | 12.9% | 2014 | |
| 69 | Jordan | 12.9% | 2012 | |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 12.5% | 2014 | |
| 71 | Turkey | 12.5% | 2003 | |
| 72 | East Timor | 12.3% | 2010 | |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 11.8% | 2014 | |
| 74 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2013 | |
| 75 | Yemen | 7.8% | 2013 | |
| 76 | Mali | 5.3% | 2015 | |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 1.7% | 2015 |