Americas vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Americas
35.5%
in 2026
United Arab Emirates
50.0%
in 2026
Americas rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Americas
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 50.0% against 35.5% in Americas, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 42 groups.
United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 50.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- 14.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United Arab Emirates?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Americas and United Arab Emirates rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 42 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.