Uruguay vs Venezuela: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Uruguay
31.3%
in 2025
Venezuela
31.2%
in 2025
Uruguay rank
62nd
Venezuela rank
64th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 31.3% against 31.2% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Uruguay ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 64th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 5.7% | 1.3% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 8.0% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 13.7% | 1.4% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.8% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 27.4% | 1.2% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Uruguay or Venezuela?
- Uruguay, at 31.3% against 31.2% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Venezuela rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Uruguay ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 64th 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.