Sao Tome and Principe vs Togo: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Sao Tome and Principe
14.5%
in 2025
Togo
15.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Togo rank
149th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 15.0% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd and Togo ranks 149th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 1.2% | 6.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 8.1% | 0.4% | Togo |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 2.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 18.2% | 0.7% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Sao Tome and Principe or Togo?
- Togo, at 15.0% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Sao Tome and Principe and Togo?
- 0.5%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Togo?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Togo rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd and Togo ranks 149th 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.