Jamaica vs Mali: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Mali
30.1%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
76th
Mali rank
78th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Jamaica
- Mali
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 30.2% against 30.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mali ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Mali ranks 78th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 1.9% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 9.4% | 5.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.8% | 0.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Jamaica or Mali?
- Jamaica, at 30.2% against 30.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Jamaica and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mali?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Mali rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Mali ranks 78th 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.