Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama
Panama: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.43 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.45
in 2021
All-time low
0.43
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama stood at 0.43. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
That places Panama 106th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.45 | — |
| 2022 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.43 | -4.4% |
| 2026 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Panama
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Panama was 0.43 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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