Indonesia vs Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Indonesia
21.9%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
115th
Panama rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Indonesia
- Panama
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 21.9% against 21.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 115th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 13.1% | 2.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.7% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 22.2% | 0.9% | 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, Indonesia or Panama?
- Indonesia, at 21.9% against 21.7% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Indonesia and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Panama rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Indonesia ranks 115th 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.