Mauritania vs Paraguay: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mauritania
23.3%
in 2026
Paraguay
23.8%
in 2026
Mauritania rank
116th
Paraguay rank
115th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mauritania
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 23.8% against 23.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 210 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 13.8% | 9.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mauritania or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 23.8% against 23.3% in Mauritania as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritania ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th 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.