Cameroon vs Uganda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2026
Uganda
34.0%
in 2026
Cameroon rank
58th
Uganda rank
56th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 34.0% against 33.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 58th and Uganda ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 24.9% | 16.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 34.1% | 9.9% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 34.2% | 0.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 34.0% against 33.9% in Cameroon as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cameroon ranks 58th and Uganda ranks 56th of 210 countries.
- 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.