Caribbean vs Central America: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Central America
39.9%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
1st
Central America rank
2nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean
- Central America
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 39.9% in Central America, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 1st and Central America ranks 2nd of 42 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 17.1% | 8.0% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 28.8% | 3.6% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 38.5% | 2.4% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Caribbean or Central America?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 39.9% in Central America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Central America?
- 3.6%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Central America?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Central America rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 1st and Central America ranks 2nd of 42 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.