Nicaragua vs OECD members: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Nicaragua
54.9%
in 2025
OECD members
33.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
3rd
OECD members rank
5th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Nicaragua
- OECD members
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 54.9% against 33.4% in OECD members, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was OECD members ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 16.5% | 6.1% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 20.7% | 2.4% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 27.0% | 13.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 32.7% | 19.0% | 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, Nicaragua or OECD members?
- Nicaragua, at 54.9% against 33.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Nicaragua and OECD members?
- 21.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and OECD members?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and OECD members rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 5th 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.