Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Share of women in parliament
Sierra Leone
29.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
30.1%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
69th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.1% against 29.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 9.4% | 8.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 13.6% | 10.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 26.5% | 14.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 30.5% | 9.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.1% against 29.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 69th 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.