Mauritania vs Paraguay: Share of women in parliament
Mauritania
23.3%
in 2025
Paraguay
23.8%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
101st
Paraguay rank
98th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Mauritania
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 23.8% against 23.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Paraguay ahead.
Mauritania ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 98th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.3% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 13.9% | 8.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Mauritania or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 23.8% against 23.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Mauritania ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 98th 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.