Canada vs Jamaica: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
75th
Jamaica rank
76th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.3% against 30.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 76th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 12.9% | 7.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 12.5% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 14.7% | 10.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.6% | 1.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Canada or Jamaica?
- Canada, at 30.3% against 30.2% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Canada and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 76th 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.