Ecuador vs New Zealand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
45.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
14th
New Zealand rank
12th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 45.5% against 45.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 29.2% | 16.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 31.5% | 10.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 34.0% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 47.2% | 5.8% | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and New Zealand 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.