France vs Guyana: Share of women in parliament
France
36.2%
in 2025
Guyana
36.9%
in 2025
France rank
40th
Guyana rank
39th
Share of women in parliament over time
- France
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 36.9% against 36.2% in France, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.
France ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 39th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guyana | 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 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | France |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% | France |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 11.9% | 9.8% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 11.9% | 9.1% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 29.2% | 22.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 22.9% | 15.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 23.5% | 9.6% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 31.3% | 2.9% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.8% | 1.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, France or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 36.9% against 36.2% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between France and Guyana?
- 0.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guyana?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Guyana rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- France ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 39th 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.