Cameroon vs Uganda: Share of women in parliament
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2025
Uganda
34.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
49th
Uganda rank
48th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 34.1% against 33.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 48th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 2.4% | 10.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 15.6% | 4.9% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 26.2% | 16.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 34.5% | 8.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.0% | 0.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 34.1% against 33.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 48th 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.