Cuba vs Rwanda: Share of women in parliament
Cuba
55.7%
in 2025
Rwanda
63.8%
in 2025
Cuba rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
1st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cuba
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 63.8% against 55.7% in Cuba, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 17.1% | 8.9% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 43.3% | 8.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 60.8% | 12.3% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 62.1% | 7.5% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cuba or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 63.8% against 55.7% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cuba and Rwanda?
- 8.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Rwanda?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Rwanda rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cuba ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st 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.