Cuba vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cuba
55.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
54.9%
in 2025
Cuba rank
2nd
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 55.7% against 54.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 10.4% | 15.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 18.3% | 17.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 40.7% | 7.8% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 51.6% | 2.9% | 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 Nicaragua?
- Cuba, at 55.7% against 54.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.8%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cuba ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.