El Salvador vs Singapore: Share of women in parliament
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2025
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Singapore rank
58th
Share of women in parliament over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.3% against 31.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 58th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 0.4% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 4.2% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 4.0% | 7.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 17.9% | 4.9% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.2% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.9% | 0.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, El Salvador or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 32.3% against 31.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 58th 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.