What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?

0.06 ratio, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?

6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Dominican Republic: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.3 ratio

in 2026

Dominican Republic

0.24 ratio

in 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

62nd

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3 ratio against 0.24 ratio in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.06 ratio.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 62nd and Dominican Republic ranks 65th of 71 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament, Democratic Republic of Congo or Dominican Republic?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3 ratio against 0.24 ratio in Dominican Republic as of 2026.
What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?: 0.06 ratio, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 62nd and Dominican Republic ranks 65th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Unit: ratio
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 71 places, 424 data points, 2021–2026
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.