El Salvador vs Uruguay: Share of women in parliament
El Salvador
31.7%
in 2025
Uruguay
31.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Uruguay rank
62nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 31.7% against 31.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | 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% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 0.7% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 7.2% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 18.6% | 9.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 26.3% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 31.7% against 31.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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.