Catholic countries Compared by Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
- Home
- Country Info
- Stats
- 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.
CONTENTS
Loading...
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 38.6% | 2006 | ||
| =2 | Spain | 36% | 2006 | ||
| =2 | Cuba | 36% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Argentina | 35% | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Austria | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Burundi | 30.5% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Seychelles | 29.4% | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Peru | 29.2% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Andorra | 28.6% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | East Timor | 25.3% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Mexico | 24.2% | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 24% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Luxembourg | 23.3% | 2006 | ||
| =14 | Eritrea | 22% | 2006 | ||
| =14 | Lithuania | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Croatia | 21.7% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Poland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Slovakia | 20% | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Equatorial Guinea | 18% | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Venezuela | 18% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Italy | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Bolivia | 16.9% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Panama | 16.7% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Ecuador | 16% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Cape Verde | 15.3% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Chile | 15% | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Ireland | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Dominica | 12.9% | 2006 | ||
| 31 | France | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
| 33 | San Marino | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Paraguay | 10% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Brazil | 8.6% | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Guatemala | 8.2% | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Haiti | 2.4% | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
- 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.
