Eritrea vs Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Eritrea
22.0%
in 2019
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
113th
Panama rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Eritrea
- Panama
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 22.0% against 21.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 113th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 9.7% | 11.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 13.1% | 7.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 14.7% | 7.3% | Eritrea |
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 Panama?
- Eritrea, at 22.0% against 21.7% in Panama as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Eritrea and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Eritrea and Panama rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eritrea ranks 113th and Panama ranks 116th 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.