Mexico vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mexico
50.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
54.9%
in 2025
Mexico rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 54.9% against 50.2% in Mexico, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 10.4% | 6.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 40.7% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 51.6% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 54.9% against 50.2% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 4.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mexico ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.