Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.0%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.6% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 15.4% | 5.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 22.5% | 14.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 26.3% | 15.1% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th 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.