Ethiopia vs Peru: Share of women in parliament
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
21st
Peru rank
22nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Ethiopia
- Peru
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 41.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Peru ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Peru ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 21.7% | 6.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 25.2% | 8.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 37.3% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Ethiopia or Peru?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 41.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Ethiopia and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Peru?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Peru rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st and Peru ranks 22nd 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.