Colombia vs Malta: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Colombia
29.4%
in 2025
Malta
29.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
82nd
Malta rank
83rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Colombia
- Malta
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 29.4% against 29.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 82nd and Malta ranks 83rd of 193 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 7.5% | 4.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 4.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.3% | 2.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Colombia or Malta?
- Colombia, at 29.4% against 29.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Colombia and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malta?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malta rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Colombia ranks 82nd and Malta ranks 83rd 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.