Which has higher share of women in parliament, Lithuania or United States of America?

United States of America, at 28.9% against 28.4% in Lithuania as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Lithuania and United States of America?

0.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States of America?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

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.

Lithuania vs United States of America: Share of women in parliament

Lithuania

28.4%

in 2025

United States of America

28.9%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

87th

United States of America rank

84th

Share of women in parliament over time

Lithuania
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 28.9% against 28.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 84th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.5%	12.3%	5.3%	Lithuania
2000s	17.8%	15.5%	2.4%	Lithuania
2010s	21.9%	19.4%	2.6%	Lithuania
2020s	28.0%	28.4%	0.4%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Lithuania or United States of America?: United States of America, at 28.9% against 28.4% in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Lithuania and United States of America?: 0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States of America?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and United States of America rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Lithuania ranks 87th and United States of America ranks 84th 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.