Argentina vs Peru: Share of women in parliament
Argentina
41.3%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Argentina rank
23rd
Peru rank
22nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Argentina
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.5% against 41.3% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.
Argentina ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 9.5% | 1.3% | 8.2% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 6.1% | 1.6% | Peru |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 8.8% | 8.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 21.7% | 12.6% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 25.2% | 12.7% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 37.3% | 5.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Argentina or Peru?
- Peru, at 41.5% against 41.3% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Argentina and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Argentina ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 22nd 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.