Suriname vs Viet Nam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Suriname
31.4%
in 2025
Viet Nam
31.4%
in 2025
Suriname rank
67th
Viet Nam rank
66th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Suriname
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 31.4% against 31.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Suriname ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 26.1% | 10.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 26.6% | 4.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 25.4% | 6.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.9% | 0.1% | 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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 31.4% against 31.4% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Suriname and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Viet Nam?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Suriname ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 66th 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.