Dominica vs Senegal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
Senegal
41.2%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
Senegal rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominica
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 41.2% against 40.6% in Dominica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Senegal ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 12.0% | 2.6% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 19.9% | 3.2% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 38.5% | 20.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 43.1% | 6.7% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 41.2% against 40.6% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and Senegal?
- 0.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Senegal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Senegal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and Senegal 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.