Ecuador vs South Africa: Share of women in parliament
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
South Africa
44.7%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
12th
South Africa rank
14th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 44.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 14th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | 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% | 0.5% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 16.0% | 8.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 32.7% | 12.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 42.8% | 5.3% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 45.8% | 4.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 44.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Ecuador ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 14th 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.