Caribbean vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.0% against 43.5% in Caribbean, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 17.8% | 7.3% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 37.8% | 5.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 51.6% | 10.8% | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 55.0% against 43.5% in Caribbean as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Nicaragua?
- 11.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.