Canada vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of women in parliament
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
31.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Equatorial Guinea rank
65th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Canada
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 5.7% | 2.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 9.1% | 8.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 8.8% | 12.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 18.5% | 7.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 1.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.0% against 30.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Equatorial Guinea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 67th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.