Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Upper middle income
27.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ethiopia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 27.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 14.9% | 12.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 16.3% | 1.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 22.4% | 10.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 26.3% | 14.9% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 27.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 14.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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.