Cuba vs Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cuba
55.7%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
36.6%
in 2025
Cuba rank
2nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 55.7% against 36.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 14.3% | 11.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 19.0% | 15.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 27.3% | 21.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 35.3% | 19.3% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Cuba, at 55.7% against 36.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 19.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cuba ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd 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.