Canada vs Venezuela: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Venezuela
31.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Venezuela rank
64th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Canada
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 31.2% against 30.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 64th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Venezuela | 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% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 4.7% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 8.0% | 9.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 13.7% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 18.8% | 6.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 2.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 31.2% against 30.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Venezuela?
- 0.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Venezuela?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Venezuela rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 64th 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.