Eswatini vs Gabon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Eswatini
21.6%
in 2025
Gabon
21.6%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
117th
Gabon rank
118th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Eswatini
- Gabon
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 21.6% against 21.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Gabon ahead.
Eswatini ranks 117th and Gabon ranks 118th of 193 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 8.3% | 5.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 11.6% | 2.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 15.4% | 6.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 19.7% | 4.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Eswatini or Gabon?
- Eswatini, at 21.6% against 21.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Eswatini and Gabon?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eswatini ranks 117th and Gabon ranks 118th 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.