Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Costa RicaCosta Rica	38.6%	2006
2	CubaCuba	36%	2006
3	ArgentinaArgentina	35%	2006
4	PeruPeru	29.2%	2006
5	GuyanaGuyana	29%	2006
6	GrenadaGrenada	26.7%	2006
7	SurinameSuriname	25.5%	2006
8	MexicoMexico	24.2%	2005
9	HondurasHonduras	23.4%	2006
10	NicaraguaNicaragua	20.7%	2006
11	The BahamasThe Bahamas	20%	2006
12	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	19.7%	2006
13	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	19.4%	2006
14	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	18.2%	2006
15	VenezuelaVenezuela	18%	2006
16	BoliviaBolivia	16.9%	2006
=17	El SalvadorEl Salvador	16.7%	2006
=17	PanamaPanama	16.7%	2006
19	EcuadorEcuador	16%	2005
20	ChileChile	15%	2006
21	BarbadosBarbados	13.3%	2006
22	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	13%	2004
23	DominicaDominica	12.9%	2006
24	ColombiaColombia	12.1%	2005
25	JamaicaJamaica	11.7%	2006
26	UruguayUruguay	11.1%	2006
27	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	10.5%	2006
28	ParaguayParaguay	10%	2006
29	BrazilBrazil	8.6%	2005
30	GuatemalaGuatemala	8.2%	2006
31	BelizeBelize	6.7%	2006
32	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	5.6%	2006
33	HaitiHaiti	2.4%	2006

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Costa Rica ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Hot countries in 2006.
Rwanda ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Christian countries in 2006.
Sweden ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Europe in 2006.
Afghanistan ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
Netherlands ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
New Zealand ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
Norway ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst NATO countries in 2006.
Argentina ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
Spain ranked second for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Catholic countries in 2006.
Finland ranked second for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst European Union in 2006.