Canada vs Jamaica: Share of women in parliament
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Jamaica rank
68th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.3% against 30.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 3.8% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 5.6% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 10.5% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 10.2% | 7.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 12.5% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 14.7% | 11.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 1.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Jamaica?
- Canada, at 30.3% against 30.2% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 68th 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.