Cyprus vs Ghana: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cyprus
14.3%
in 2025
Ghana
14.5%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
154th
Ghana rank
152nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cyprus
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.5% against 14.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ghana ahead.
Cyprus ranks 154th and Ghana ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 9.0% | 3.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 9.6% | 3.7% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.0% | 3.5% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.9% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cyprus or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 14.5% against 14.3% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cyprus and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ghana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Ghana rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cyprus ranks 154th and Ghana 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.