Caribbean Small States vs Senegal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean Small States
26.0%
in 2025
Senegal
41.2%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd
Senegal rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 41.2% against 26.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Senegal ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 0.0% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 19.9% | 2.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 38.5% | 19.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 43.1% | 17.2% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 41.2% 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 Senegal?
- 15.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Senegal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Senegal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th 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.