Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Share of women in parliament
Nicaragua
55.0%
in 2025
Rwanda
63.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
1st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Nicaragua
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 63.8% against 55.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 43.3% | 24.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 60.5% | 20.3% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 62.1% | 10.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 63.8% against 55.0% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 8.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.