El Salvador vs Germany: Share of women in parliament
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2025
Germany
32.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Germany rank
56th
Share of women in parliament over time
- El Salvador
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 32.4% against 31.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Germany ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Germany ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 25.3% | 13.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 31.8% | 18.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 33.8% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 34.1% | 4.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, El Salvador or Germany?
- Germany, at 32.4% against 31.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between El Salvador and Germany?
- 0.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Germany ranks 56th 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.