Guyana vs Portugal: Share of women in parliament
Guyana
36.9%
in 2025
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Guyana rank
39th
Portugal rank
41st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Guyana
- Portugal
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 36.9% against 35.7% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Guyana ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Portugal | 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% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 11.9% | 3.1% | 8.8% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 4.6% | 7.3% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 7.0% | 22.2% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 11.3% | 11.6% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.1% | 1.4% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 32.6% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.9% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Guyana or Portugal?
- Guyana, at 36.9% against 35.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Guyana and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Portugal?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Portugal rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Guyana ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st 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.