What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominican Republic and IDA blend?

16.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and IDA blend?

26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Dominican Republic vs IDA blend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Dominican Republic

37.4%

in 2025

IDA blend

20.5%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

39th

IDA blend rank

40th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Dominican Republic
IDA blend

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 37.4% against 20.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.8 times IDA blend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 39th and IDA blend ranks 40th of 193 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.9%	6.5%	7.4%	Dominican Republic
2000s	18.5%	12.0%	6.5%	Dominican Republic
2010s	23.2%	16.3%	6.9%	Dominican Republic
2020s	31.0%	20.2%	10.7%	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 IDA blend?: Dominican Republic, at 37.4% against 20.5% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Dominican Republic and IDA blend?: 16.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and IDA blend?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and IDA blend rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Dominican Republic ranks 39th and IDA blend ranks 40th 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.