Ecuador vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
27.4%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
14th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
12th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 27.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 9.1% | 3.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 15.8% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 22.5% | 14.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 26.7% | 14.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Ecuador or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 27.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 17.6%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th 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.