Latin America & Caribbean vs Rwanda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Latin America & Caribbean
36.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
63.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
1st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 63.8% against 36.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 17.1% | 2.9% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 43.3% | 24.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 60.8% | 33.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 62.1% | 26.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Latin America & Caribbean or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 63.8% against 36.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda?
- 27.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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.