Malawi vs Panama: Share of women in parliament
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Panama
21.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
112th
Panama rank
109th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Panama ahead.
Malawi ranks 112th and Panama ranks 109th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | 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% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | Panama |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 2.0% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.1% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 14.8% | 4.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 22.2% | 0.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Malawi ranks 112th and Panama ranks 109th 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.