Colombia vs United States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Colombia
29.4%
in 2025
United States
28.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
82nd
United States rank
84th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 29.4% against 28.9% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 84th of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 12.5% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 15.5% | 5.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 19.4% | 2.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 28.4% | 2.8% | United States |
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 United States?
- Colombia, at 29.4% against 28.9% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Colombia and United States?
- 0.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Colombia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 84th 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.