Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Suriname: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31.2%
in 2025
Suriname
31.4%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
70th
Suriname rank
67th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 31.4% against 31.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Suriname ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 22.2% | 15.6% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 19.0% | 9.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 30.1% | 0.9% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 31.4% against 31.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 67th 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.