Guyana vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Guyana
36.1%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.4%
in 2025
Guyana rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Guyana
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 36.1% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 9.7% | 17.7% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 16.6% | 14.6% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 17.5% | 19.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Guyana or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 36.1% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guyana ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.