Canada vs Zimbabwe: Share of women in parliament
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
30.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Zimbabwe rank
69th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Canada
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.3% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Zimbabwe | 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 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 9.4% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 12.9% | 8.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 26.5% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.5% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Zimbabwe?
- Canada, at 30.3% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th 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.