Ecuador vs North America: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
North America
29.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
14th
North America rank
11th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- North America
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 29.5% in North America, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North America ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and North America ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 15.7% | 2.9% | North America |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 17.9% | 3.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 22.0% | 15.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 29.2% | 12.2% | 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 North America?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 29.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and North America?
- 15.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North America?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and North America rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and North America ranks 11th 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.