Dominica vs United Kingdom: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
40.5%
in 2025
Dominica rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
28th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Dominica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 40.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Dominica ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 18.3% | 8.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 18.8% | 2.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 26.7% | 8.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 36.4% | 0.1% | 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 United Kingdom?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 40.5% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominica and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and United Kingdom?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 28th 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.