Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Nicaragua
54.9%
in 2025
Rwanda
63.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
1st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Nicaragua
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 63.8% against 54.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 17.1% | 6.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 45.3% | 26.9% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 60.8% | 20.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 62.1% | 10.4% | 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, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 63.8% against 54.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 8.9%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 1st 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.