Colombia vs United States of America: Share of women in parliament
Colombia
29.4%
in 2025
United States of America
28.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
United States of America rank
75th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 29.4% against 28.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1903 it was United States of America ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and United States of America ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 3.0% | 1.8% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 5.1% | 0.9% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.7% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 15.3% | 4.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 19.4% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 28.4% | 2.7% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Colombia or United States of America?
- Colombia, at 29.4% against 28.9% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and United States of America ranks 75th 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.