Dominica vs Low income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
Low income
24.8%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
Low income rank
29th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominica
- Low income
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 24.8% in Low income, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Low income ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and Low income ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 10.9% | 1.6% | Low income |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 1.3% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 20.7% | 2.5% | Low income |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 24.1% | 12.3% | 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 income?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 24.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and Low income?
- 15.8%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Low income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Low income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and Low income ranks 29th 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.