Singapore vs South Sudan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
South Sudan
32.4%
in 2025
Singapore rank
62nd
South Sudan rank
61st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Singapore
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 32.4% against 32.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.
Singapore ranks 62nd and South Sudan ranks 61st of 193 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6% | 27.4% | 3.7% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 31.7% | 1.9% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Singapore or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 32.4% against 32.3% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Singapore and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and South Sudan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Singapore ranks 62nd and South Sudan ranks 61st 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.