Eritrea vs Laos: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Eritrea
22.0%
in 2019
Laos
22.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
113th
Laos rank
114th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 22.0% against 22.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 113th and Laos ranks 114th of 193 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 21.2% | 3.4% | Laos |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 23.5% | 3.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 26.0% | 4.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Eritrea or Laos?
- Eritrea, at 22.0% against 22.0% in Laos as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Eritrea and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eritrea ranks 113th and Laos ranks 114th 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.