Gabon vs Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Gabon
21.6%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Gabon rank
118th
Panama rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Gabon
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.7% against 21.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.
Gabon ranks 118th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 9.7% | 1.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 13.1% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 22.2% | 2.6% | 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, Gabon or Panama?
- Panama, at 21.7% against 21.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Gabon and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Panama rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gabon ranks 118th 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.