Cameroon vs Chile: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2025
Chile
33.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
52nd
Chile rank
53rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cameroon
- Chile
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 33.9% against 33.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Chile ahead.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 13.3% | 3.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 16.8% | 8.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.0% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cameroon or Chile?
- Cameroon, at 33.9% against 33.5% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cameroon and Chile?
- 0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chile?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Chile rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 53rd 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.