Eswatini vs Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Eswatini
21.6%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
117th
Panama rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Eswatini
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.7% against 21.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.
Eswatini ranks 117th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 9.7% | 6.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 13.1% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 14.7% | 6.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 22.2% | 6.7% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 21.7% 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 Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Panama rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eswatini ranks 117th 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.