Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Equatorial Guinea
31.0%
in 2025
Sudan
30.5%
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
72nd
Sudan rank
74th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.5% in Sudan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 72nd and Sudan ranks 74th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.2% | 3.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 14.0% | 2.6% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 26.9% | 10.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.0% against 30.5% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 72nd and Sudan ranks 74th 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.