Latvia vs Poland: Share of women in parliament
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Poland
31.3%
in 2025
Latvia rank
72nd
Poland rank
69th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Poland ahead.
Latvia ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 69th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 13.0% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 25.5% | 3.5% | Poland |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.2% | 1.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Latvia or Poland?
- Poland, at 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Latvia ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 69th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.