What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Viet Nam?

0.7%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Viet Nam?

25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of vs Viet Nam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

32.1%

in 2025

Viet Nam

31.4%

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

63rd

Viet Nam rank

66th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 32.1% against 31.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 63rd 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	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.0%	26.1%	18.2%	Viet Nam
2000s	14.3%	26.6%	12.3%	Viet Nam
2010s	18.3%	25.4%	7.2%	Viet Nam
2020s	25.5%	29.5%	4.0%	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, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of or Viet Nam?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 32.1% against 31.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Viet Nam?: 0.7%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Viet Nam?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 63rd 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.