Canada vs Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Canada
30.3%
in 2026
Equatorial Guinea
31.0%
in 2026
Canada rank
79th
Equatorial Guinea rank
77th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Canada
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 79th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th of 210 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 10.3% | 10.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 17.6% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.3% | 2.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Canada or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Canada and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Equatorial Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Canada and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 79th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th 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.