Euro area vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Euro area
33.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
54.9%
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Euro area
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 54.9% against 33.4% in Euro area, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 10.4% | 6.4% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.3% | 4.0% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 40.7% | 11.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 51.6% | 18.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Euro area or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 54.9% against 33.4% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Euro area and Nicaragua?
- 21.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Nicaragua?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.