Eswatini vs Laos: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Eswatini
21.6%
in 2025
Laos
22.0%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
117th
Laos rank
114th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Eswatini
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 22.0% against 21.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 117th and Laos ranks 114th of 193 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 21.2% | 18.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 23.5% | 14.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 26.0% | 17.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 22.9% | 7.4% | 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, Eswatini or Laos?
- Laos, at 22.0% against 21.6% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Eswatini and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Laos?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Laos rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eswatini ranks 117th 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.