Argentina vs Ethiopia: Share of women in parliament
Argentina
41.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
23rd
Ethiopia rank
21st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Argentina
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Argentina, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Argentina ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 9.5% | 0.3% | 9.2% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 1.2% | 16.3% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 14.9% | 19.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 33.3% | 4.7% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.2% | 1.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Argentina or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 41.3% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Ethiopia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Argentina ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.