Latvia vs Venezuela: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Venezuela
31.2%
in 2025
Latvia rank
65th
Venezuela rank
64th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Latvia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 31.2% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Venezuela ahead.
Latvia ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 64th of 174 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 5.6% | 11.4% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 25.7% | 2.3% | 23.4% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 27.6% | 2.4% | 25.2% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 1.9% | 28.7% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 4.7% | 25.7% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 5.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 3.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 2.9% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Latvia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 31.2% against 31.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Latvia and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Venezuela?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Venezuela rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Latvia ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 64th 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.