Dominica vs Low & middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
Low & middle income
25.6%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
Low & middle income rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 25.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 11.8% | 2.4% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.1% | 1.7% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 21.0% | 2.9% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 24.9% | 11.5% | 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 Low & middle income?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 25.6% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and Low & middle income?
- 15.0%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Low & middle income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Low & middle income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 26th 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.