Americas vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Americas
35.5%
in 2026
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2026
Americas rank
6th
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Americas
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.0% against 35.5% in Americas, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 41 groups.
Nicaragua 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, Americas or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 55.0% against 35.5% in Americas as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Americas and Nicaragua?
- 19.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nicaragua?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Americas and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.