France vs Guyana: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
France
36.2%
in 2025
Guyana
36.1%
in 2025
France rank
41st
Guyana rank
42nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- France
- Guyana
How they compare
France currently reports 36.2% against 36.1% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guyana ahead.
France ranks 41st and Guyana ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 18.5% | 7.5% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 25.6% | 11.8% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 31.2% | 2.4% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.5% | 1.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, France or Guyana?
- France, at 36.2% against 36.1% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between France and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guyana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Guyana rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- France ranks 41st and Guyana ranks 42nd 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.