Sierra Leone vs United States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Sierra Leone
29.5%
in 2025
United States
28.9%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
81st
United States rank
84th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Sierra Leone
- United States
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.5% against 28.9% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st and United States ranks 84th of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 13.3% | 4.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.4% | United States |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 19.4% | 6.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 28.4% | 7.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Sierra Leone or United States?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.5% against 28.9% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Sierra Leone and United States?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st and United States ranks 84th 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.