Malawi vs Panama: Share of women in parliament
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
119th
Panama rank
116th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.
Malawi ranks 119th and Panama ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 13.1% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 14.7% | 4.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 22.2% | 0.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Malawi ranks 119th and Panama ranks 116th 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.