Latvia vs Poland: Share of women in parliament
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Poland
31.3%
in 2025
Latvia rank
65th
Poland rank
62nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 65th and Poland ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 17.0% | 0.1% | 16.9% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 10.0% | 12.6% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 27.6% | 11.9% | 15.7% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 17.3% | 13.2% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 20.9% | 9.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 19.6% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 25.7% | 3.9% | Poland |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 1.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Latvia or Poland?
- Poland, at 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Latvia ranks 65th and Poland ranks 62nd 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.