Caribbean vs Rwanda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Rwanda
63.8%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 63.8% against 43.5% in Caribbean, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 42 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 39.4% | 14.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 60.0% | 27.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 62.0% | 21.1% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 63.8% 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 Rwanda?
- 20.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Rwanda?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Rwanda rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st 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.