Caribbean vs Western Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Upper
Caribbean
0.6%
in 2026
Western Africa
0.3%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
36th
Western Africa rank
33rd
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Upper over time
- Caribbean
- Western Africa
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Western Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.9 times Western Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 36th and Western Africa ranks 33rd of 75 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of), Caribbean or Western Africa?
- Caribbean, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Western Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 0.3%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Western Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Caribbean ranks 36th and Western Africa ranks 33rd of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.