Ecuador vs South Africa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
South Africa
44.9%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
14th
South Africa rank
16th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 44.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 193 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 27.9% | 15.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 33.1% | 12.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 42.8% | 5.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 45.9% | 4.4% | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 44.9% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.