Jordan vs Somalia: Share of women in parliament
Jordan
19.6%
in 2025
Somalia
19.0%
in 2025
Jordan rank
131st
Somalia rank
133rd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Jordan
- Somalia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 19.6% against 19.0% in Somalia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Somalia ahead.
Jordan ranks 131st and Somalia ranks 133rd of 193 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 15.8% | 3.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 21.1% | 6.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Jordan or Somalia?
- Jordan, at 19.6% against 19.0% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Jordan and Somalia?
- 0.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Somalia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Somalia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Jordan ranks 131st and Somalia ranks 133rd 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.