Caribbean vs World: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
World
27.4%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
20th
World rank
18th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Caribbean
- World
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 27.4% in World, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 20th and World ranks 18th of 212 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 15.8% | 9.3% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 21.7% | 10.7% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 26.4% | 14.5% | 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 World?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 27.4% in World as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and World?
- 16.1%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and World rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and World ranks 18th 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.