Singapore vs Suriname: Share of women in parliament
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
Suriname
31.4%
in 2025
Singapore rank
58th
Suriname rank
60th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Singapore
- Suriname
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.3% against 31.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Suriname ahead.
Singapore ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 60th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 9.8% | 5.6% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 10.3% | 6.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 21.8% | 3.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 18.8% | 4.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 30.1% | 0.2% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Singapore or Suriname?
- Singapore, at 32.3% against 31.4% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Singapore and Suriname?
- 0.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Suriname?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Suriname rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Singapore ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 60th 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.