Jamaica vs Zimbabwe: Share of women in parliament
Jamaica
30.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
30.1%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
68th
Zimbabwe rank
69th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Jamaica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 30.2% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Zimbabwe | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.8% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 13.5% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 26.5% | 11.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 30.5% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Jamaica or Zimbabwe?
- Jamaica, at 30.2% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Jamaica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zimbabwe?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th 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.