Caribbean Small States vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean Small States
26.0%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd
Peru rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.5% against 26.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 23.0% | 5.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 25.0% | 5.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 37.5% | 11.6% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Caribbean Small States or Peru?
- Peru, at 41.5% against 26.0% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean Small States and Peru?
- 15.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- 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.