Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Women in government (*) (1998)

At all levels

9.1%

8.3%

11.9%

9.8%

26.1%

19.0%

At ministerial level

8.3%

5.9%

4.2%

13.7%

17.6%

15.0%

At subministerial level

9.2%

10.5%

13.0%

8.5%

28.0%

20.9%

Seats in parliament held by women (Data are as of 29 February 2000)

21.3%

10.2%

5.9%

8.9%

12.2%

19.3%

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Women in government (*) (1998)

At all levels

8.9%

23.5%

9.8%

15.5%

6.6%

10.8%

At ministerial level

20.0%

6.3%

0.0%

11.1%

5.0%

5.0%

At subministerial level

5.7%

28.8%

15.4%

17.5%

6.8%

13.0%

Seats in parliament held by women (Data are as of 29 February 2000)

14.6%

16.7%

8.8%

9.4%

18.0%

9.7%

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Dominic Republic

Uruguay

Venezuela

Women in government (*) (1998)

At all levels

5.3%

6.6%

19.3%

14.3%

12.0%

8.2%

At ministerial level

5.9%

7.1%

10.5%

10.0%

6.7%

3.2%

At subministerial level

4.8%

6.4%

21.9%

15.8%

14.3%

13.3%

Seats in parliament held by women (Data are as of 29 February 2000)

9.9%

8.0%

10.8%

14.5%

11.5%

28.6%