Canada vs Latvia: Share of women in parliament
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
75th
Latvia rank
72nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 72nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 11.7% | 8.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.0% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.7% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.7%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 72nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.