Suriname vs Uruguay: Share of women in parliament
Suriname
31.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
31.3%
in 2025
Suriname rank
60th
Uruguay rank
62nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 31.4% against 31.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 4.4% | 5.4% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 12.3% | 9.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.6% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.3% | 3.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 31.4% against 31.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Suriname ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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.