Argentina vs Ethiopia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Argentina
41.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
25th
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Argentina
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 41.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 2.0% | 25.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 15.5% | 19.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.7% | 5.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.2% | 1.6% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Argentina or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 41.2% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Ethiopia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Argentina ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
- 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.