Dominica vs IDA & IBRD total: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
25.3%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
IDA & IBRD total rank
27th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominica
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 25.3% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.6 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and IDA & IBRD total in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 10.2% | 0.9% | IDA & IBRD total |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.6% | 2.1% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 20.4% | 2.3% | IDA & IBRD total |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 24.5% | 11.9% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Dominica or IDA & IBRD total?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 25.3% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and IDA & IBRD total?
- 15.3%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and IDA & IBRD total?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th 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.