Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Bolivia
50.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
4th
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.0% against 50.8% in Bolivia, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bolivia ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | 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 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 14.8% | 10.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 14.1% | 3.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 18.7% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.2% | 0.9% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 51.3% | 3.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 55.0% against 50.8% in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 4.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bolivia ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.