Cuba vs Nicaragua: Share of women in parliament
Cuba
55.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2025
Cuba rank
2nd
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 55.7% against 55.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cuba ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | 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 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 11.4% | 10.8% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 14.8% | 16.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 14.1% | 13.0% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 18.7% | 16.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 40.2% | 7.9% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 51.3% | 3.3% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Cuba, at 55.7% against 55.0% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cuba ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 3rd 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.