Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Congo
14.6%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
14.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
151st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14.6% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 8.2% | 3.8% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 17.5% | 8.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 17.6% | 4.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Congo, at 14.6% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd 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.