Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ghana
14.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
14.5%
in 2025
Ghana rank
152nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.5% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 2.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 17.4% | 6.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 17.6% | 3.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ghana, at 14.5% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ghana ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd 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.