El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2025
Viet Nam
31.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
65th
Viet Nam rank
66th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 31.7% against 31.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.
El Salvador ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 26.1% | 9.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 26.6% | 13.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.4% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.9% | 0.1% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- El Salvador, at 31.7% against 31.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- El Salvador ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 66th 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.