Bolivia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bolivia
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 50.8% against 34.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bolivia ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.8% | 0.2% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.1% | 0.8% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 23.8% | 18.2% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 32.5% | 14.4% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bolivia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bolivia, at 50.8% against 34.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 16.5%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bolivia ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd 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.