Ecuador vs Finland: Share of women in parliament
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
Finland
45.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
12th
Finland rank
10th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Ecuador
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 45.5% against 45.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 12th and Finland ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 8.7% | 8.7% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 12.6% | 12.6% | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 15.7% | 14.2% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 29.4% | 27.4% | Finland |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 35.8% | 28.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 38.3% | 17.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 42.2% | 4.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 45.8% | 4.4% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Ecuador or Finland?
- Finland, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Ecuador and Finland?
- 0.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Finland?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Finland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Ecuador ranks 12th and Finland ranks 10th 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.