Ethiopia vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Peru rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ethiopia
- Peru
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 41.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Peru ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 10.8% | 8.8% | Peru |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 23.0% | 7.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 3.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Ethiopia or Peru?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 41.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ethiopia and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 23rd 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.