Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 1.06 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
1.06
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2025
All-time low
0.93
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nicaragua, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.06 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% over ten years.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.93 | — |
| 2022 | 0.97 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 1.06 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.06 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.06 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nicaragua?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nicaragua was 1.06 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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