As of August 2022, over half of MPs (members of parliament) in Nicaragua were women. Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico were the only countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the share of females in Parliament was at least 50 percent. On the flip side, merely 12.5 percent of members of the Belizean Parliament were women.
Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country
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IPU. (September 19, 2022). Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/
IPU. "Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/
IPU. (2022). Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/
IPU. "Share of Women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/
IPU, Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Share of women in Parliament in Central America as of August 2022, by country [Graph], IPU, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264184/women-parliament-central-america-by-country/