El Salvador vs South Sudan: Share of women in parliament
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2025
South Sudan
32.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
South Sudan rank
56th
Share of women in parliament over time
- El Salvador
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 32.4% against 31.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Sudan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and South Sudan ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 0.8% | 7.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 7.0% | 4.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.6% | 0.6% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 32.0% | 2.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, El Salvador or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, 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 South Sudan?
- 0.7%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and South Sudan 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.