Suriname vs Uruguay: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Suriname
31.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
31.3%
in 2025
Suriname rank
67th
Uruguay rank
68th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 31.4% against 31.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 193 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 8.8% | 6.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 12.1% | 10.1% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.7% | 3.4% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.1% | 4.0% | 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, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 31.4% against 31.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Suriname ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 68th 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.