El Salvador vs Singapore: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2026
Singapore
32.3%
in 2026
El Salvador rank
70th
Singapore rank
67th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.3% against 31.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 67th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 15.6% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.0% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, El Salvador or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 32.3% against 31.7% in El Salvador as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- El Salvador ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 67th 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.