Dominica vs IDA only: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
IDA only
24.7%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
IDA only rank
30th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominica
- IDA only
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 24.7% in IDA only, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.6 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and IDA only ranks 30th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and IDA only in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 1.4% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 1.9% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 20.4% | 2.2% | IDA only |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 24.0% | 12.5% | 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 only?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 24.7% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and IDA only?
- 15.9%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and IDA only?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and IDA only rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and IDA only ranks 30th 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.