Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.69 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.69 ratio.
That represents a change of up 19.0% over ten years.
That places Equatorial Guinea 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.58 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.55 ratio | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.69 ratio | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.71 ratio | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.69 ratio | -2.8% |
| 2026 | 0.69 ratio | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.69 ratio is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485 ratio, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.69 ratio is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465 ratio, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Equatorial Guinea was 0.69 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 ratio in 2022.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.