Uruguay vs Viet Nam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Uruguay
31.3%
in 2025
Viet Nam
31.4%
in 2025
Uruguay rank
68th
Viet Nam rank
66th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Uruguay
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 31.4% against 31.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 68th and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 193 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 26.1% | 17.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 26.6% | 14.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 25.4% | 9.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 29.9% | 3.8% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Uruguay or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, 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 Uruguay and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Uruguay ranks 68th 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.