Laos vs Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Laos
22.0%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Laos rank
114th
Panama rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Laos
- Panama
How they compare
Laos currently reports 22.0% against 21.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 114th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 9.7% | 11.5% | Laos |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 13.1% | 10.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 14.7% | 11.3% | Laos |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.2% | 0.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Laos or Panama?
- Laos, at 22.0% against 21.7% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Laos and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Panama rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Laos ranks 114th 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.