Equatorial Guinea vs Jamaica: Share of women in parliament
Equatorial Guinea
31.0%
in 2025
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
65th
Jamaica rank
68th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Jamaica
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Jamaica ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 10.7% | 4.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 10.2% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 12.5% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 3.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.7% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Equatorial Guinea or Jamaica?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.0% against 30.2% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Equatorial Guinea and Jamaica?
- 0.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Jamaica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Jamaica rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.