Caribbean vs Ecuador: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Ecuador
43.0%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
20th
Ecuador rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Caribbean
- Ecuador
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 43.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 18.8% | 6.2% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 37.1% | 4.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 0.1% | 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 Ecuador?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 43.0% in Ecuador as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Ecuador?
- 0.5%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Ecuador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Ecuador rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 212 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.