Low & middle income vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Low & middle income
25.6%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
26th
Peru rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Low & middle income
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.5% against 25.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 26th and Peru ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 1.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 23.0% | 7.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 37.5% | 12.6% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Low & middle income or Peru?
- Peru, at 41.5% against 25.6% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Low & middle income and Peru?
- 15.9%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Peru?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th and Peru ranks 23rd 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.