Jordan vs Niger: Share of women in parliament
Jordan
19.6%
in 2025
Niger
19.6%
in 2025
Jordan rank
131st
Niger rank
130th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Jordan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 19.6% against 19.6% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Niger ahead.
Jordan ranks 131st and Niger ranks 130th of 193 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 7.7% | 3.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 14.7% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 22.1% | 8.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Jordan or Niger?
- Niger, at 19.6% against 19.6% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Jordan and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Niger rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Jordan ranks 131st and Niger ranks 130th 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.