Jamaica vs Sudan: Share of women in parliament
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Sudan
30.5%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
76th
Sudan rank
74th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Jamaica
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 30.5% against 30.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Sudan ranks 74th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 5.2% | 7.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 14.6% | 2.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 27.3% | 12.9% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Jamaica or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 30.5% against 30.2% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Jamaica and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sudan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Sudan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Sudan ranks 74th 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.