Monaco vs North America: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Monaco
45.8%
in 2025
North America
29.5%
in 2025
Monaco rank
11th
North America rank
11th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Monaco
- North America
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 45.8% against 29.5% in North America, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North America ahead.
Monaco ranks 11th and North America ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 1.0% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.8% | 4.4% | Monaco |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 1.5% | Monaco |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 29.2% | 10.4% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Monaco or North America?
- Monaco, at 45.8% against 29.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Monaco and North America?
- 16.3%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and North America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Monaco and North America rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Monaco ranks 11th and North America ranks 11th 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.