Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Jamaica
0.7%
in 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5%
in 2026
Jamaica rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Jamaica
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 74 countries.
Jamaica 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), Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Jamaica, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 74 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.