Africa vs Caribbean: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Africa rank
22nd
Caribbean rank
20th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Africa
- Caribbean
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 22nd and Caribbean ranks 20th of 41 groups.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Africa or Caribbean?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 25.9% in Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Africa and Caribbean?
- 17.6%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Caribbean?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Caribbean rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 22nd and Caribbean ranks 20th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.