Mexico vs Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mexico
50.4%
in 2026
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2026
Mexico rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.0% against 50.4% in Mexico, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.8% | 2.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 37.8% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 51.6% | 2.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 55.0% against 50.4% in Mexico as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 4.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mexico ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.