Egypt vs Jamaica: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments
Egypt
27.7
in 2024
Jamaica
27.42
in 2024
Egypt rank
82nd
Jamaica rank
83rd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 27.7 against 27.42 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 190 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 | 12.85 | 10.87 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 12.59 | 10.47 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 10.91 | 15.51 | 4.6 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 27.59 | 28.34 | 0.7548 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 27.7 against 27.42 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.28, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.