Laos vs Romania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Laos
22.0%
in 2025
Romania
22.4%
in 2025
Laos rank
114th
Romania rank
112th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Laos
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 114th and Romania ranks 112th of 193 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 7.3% | 13.9% | Laos |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 10.9% | 12.9% | Laos |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 15.3% | 10.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 2.9% | 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 Romania?
- Romania, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Laos and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Romania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Laos ranks 114th and Romania ranks 112th 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.