Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 1.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
1.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 184 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2025
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 1 Caribbean 0.8% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 1.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 1.2% compare
- 3 Cuba 1.1% compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.0% compare
- 6 Mexico 1.0% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nicaragua was 1.1% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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