Colombia vs Malta: Share of women in parliament
Colombia
29.4%
in 2025
Malta
29.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
Malta rank
74th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Colombia
- Malta
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 29.4% against 29.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and Malta ranks 74th of 174 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 4.2% | 6.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.1% | 4.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.3% | 2.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Colombia or Malta?
- Colombia, at 29.4% against 29.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Colombia and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malta?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malta rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and Malta ranks 74th 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.