What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Arab World and Dominican Republic?

19.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Dominican Republic?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Arab World vs Dominican Republic: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Arab World

17.8%

in 2025

Dominican Republic

37.4%

in 2025

Arab World rank

41st

Dominican Republic rank

39th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Arab World
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 37.4% against 17.8% in Arab World, a difference of 19.6%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.1 times Arab World's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 41st and Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.6%	14.6%	11.0%	Dominican Republic
2000s	7.3%	18.0%	10.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	16.7%	23.2%	6.5%	Dominican Republic
2020s	18.3%	31.0%	12.7%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Arab World or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 37.4% against 17.8% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Arab World and Dominican Republic?: 19.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Dominican Republic?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Dominican Republic rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Arab World ranks 41st and Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.