Eswatini vs Malawi: Share of women in parliament
Eswatini
21.6%
in 2025
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
117th
Malawi rank
119th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Eswatini
- Malawi
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.
Eswatini ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 119th of 193 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 6.5% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 12.5% | 3.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 19.4% | 10.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 21.9% | 6.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Eswatini or Malawi?
- Eswatini, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Eswatini and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Eswatini ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 119th 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.