Canada vs Sudan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Sudan
30.5%
in 2018
Canada rank
75th
Sudan rank
74th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Canada
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 30.5% against 30.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 75th and Sudan ranks 74th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 5.2% | 15.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 14.0% | 7.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 27.3% | 2.1% | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 30.5% against 30.3% in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Canada and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sudan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Sudan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 75th and Sudan ranks 74th 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.