Dominican Republic vs East Asia & Pacific: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Dominican Republic
37.4%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific
23.3%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
39th
East Asia & Pacific rank
36th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Dominican Republic
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 37.4% against 23.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 39th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.4% | 0.3% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 0.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 4.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 22.3% | 8.7% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Dominican Republic or East Asia & Pacific?
- Dominican Republic, at 37.4% against 23.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominican Republic and East Asia & Pacific?
- 14.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and East Asia & Pacific?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th 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.