Ecuador vs Spain: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
43.0%
in 2026
Spain
44.0%
in 2026
Ecuador rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.0% against 43.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 210 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 31.6% | 12.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 38.5% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 43.7% | 2.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.0% against 43.0% in Ecuador as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 210 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.