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DEFINITION:
Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Sweden | 42.7% | 2002 | |
2 | Denmark | 38% | 2002 | |
3 | Finland | 36.5% | 2002 | |
4 | Norway | 36.4% | 2002 | |
5 | Iceland | 34.9% | 2002 | |
6 | Netherlands | 32.9% | 2002 | |
7 | Argentina | 31.3% | 2002 | |
8 | Germany | 31% | 2002 | |
9 | New Zealand | 30.8% | 2002 | |
10 | Mozambique | 30% | 2002 | |
11 | South Africa | 29.8% | 2002 | |
12 | Cuba | 27.6% | 2002 | |
13 | Spain | 26.6% | 2002 | |
14 | Australia | 26.5% | 2002 | |
15 | Bulgaria | 26.2% | 2002 | |
=16 | Turkmenistan | 26% | 2002 | |
=16 | Vietnam | 26% | 2002 | |
18 | Rwanda | 25.7% | 2002 | |
19 | Austria | 25.1% | 2002 | |
20 | Belgium | 24.9% | 2002 | |
21 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2002 | |
22 | Canada | 23.6% | 2002 | |
23 | Seychelles | 23.5% | 2002 | |
24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.7% | 2002 | |
25 | Switzerland | 22.4% | 2002 | |
26 | China | 21.8% | 2002 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 21.26% | 2002 | ||
27 | Laos | 21.2% | 2002 | |
28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.9% | 2002 | |
=29 | Nicaragua | 20.7% | 2002 | |
=29 | Poland | 20.7% | 2002 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 20.7% | 2002 | ||
=31 | Barbados | 20.4% | 2002 | |
=31 | Namibia | 20.4% | 2002 | |
33 | Guyana | 20% | 2002 | |
34 | The Bahamas | 19.6% | 2002 | |
35 | Costa Rica | 19.3% | 2002 | |
European Union average (profile) | 19.25% | 2002 | ||
36 | Senegal | 19.2% | 2002 | |
37 | Dominica | 18.8% | 2002 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 18.74% | 2002 | ||
38 | Portugal | 18.7% | 2002 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 18.65% | 2002 | ||
39 | Belarus | 18.4% | 2002 | |
40 | Peru | 18.3% | 2002 | |
41 | Grenada | 17.9% | 2002 | |
42 | Estonia | 17.8% | 2002 | |
43 | Suriname | 17.6% | 2002 | |
44 | Philippines | 17.2% | 2002 | |
45 | United Kingdom | 17.1% | 2002 | |
=46 | Botswana | 17% | 2002 | |
=46 | Latvia | 17% | 2002 | |
48 | Luxembourg | 16.7% | 2002 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.5% | 2002 | ||
49 | Croatia | 16.2% | 2002 | |
50 | Jamaica | 16% | 2002 | |
51 | Mexico | 15.9% | 2002 | |
52 | Angola | 15.5% | 2002 | |
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.04% | 2002 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 14.92% | 2002 | ||
53 | Eritrea | 14.7% | 2002 | |
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 14.62% | 2002 | ||
54 | Ecuador | 14.6% | 2002 | |
=55 | Dominican Republic | 14.5% | 2002 | |
=55 | Malaysia | 14.5% | 2002 | |
57 | Burundi | 14.4% | 2002 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 14.26% | 2002 | ||
58 | Czech Republic | 14.2% | 2002 | |
59 | Slovakia | 14% | 2002 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 13.99% | 2002 | ||
=60 | Saint Lucia | 13.8% | 2002 | |
=60 | United States | 13.8% | 2002 | |
62 | Ireland | 13.7% | 2002 | |
63 | Belize | 13.5% | 2002 | |
=64 | Israel | 13.3% | 2002 | |
=64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.3% | 2002 | |
66 | Tajikistan | 12.4% | 2002 | |
=67 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2002 | |
=67 | Slovenia | 12.2% | 2002 | |
=67 | Mali | 12.2% | 2002 | |
=70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12% | 2002 | |
=70 | Zambia | 12% | 2002 | |
Former British colonies average (profile) | 11.92% | 2002 | ||
72 | Singapore | 11.8% | 2002 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 11.59% | 2002 | ||
=73 | Uruguay | 11.5% | 2002 | |
=73 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2002 | |
75 | Kazakhstan | 11.2% | 2002 | |
76 | Cape Verde | 11.1% | 2002 | |
=77 | Burkina Faso | 11% | 2002 | |
=77 | Gabon | 11% | 2002 | |
79 | France | 10.9% | 2002 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 10.88% | 2002 | ||
=80 | Lesotho | 10.7% | 2002 | |
=80 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2002 | |
82 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2002 | |
=83 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% | 2002 | |
=83 | Mongolia | 10.5% | 2002 | |
85 | Syria | 10.4% | 2002 | |
86 | Bolivia | 10.2% | 2002 | |
87 | Chile | 10.1% | 2002 | |
=88 | Zimbabwe | 10% | 2002 | |
=88 | Japan | 10% | 2002 | |
90 | Panama | 9.9% | 2002 | |
=91 | Sudan | 9.7% | 2002 | |
=91 | Venezuela | 9.7% | 2002 | |
93 | Thailand | 9.6% | 2002 | |
94 | El Salvador | 9.5% | 2002 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 9.34% | 2002 | ||
=95 | Malawi | 9.3% | 2002 | |
=95 | Cambodia | 9.3% | 2002 | |
=95 | Romania | 9.3% | 2002 | |
=95 | Bhutan | 9.3% | 2002 | |
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 9.27% | 2002 | ||
99 | Malta | 9.2% | 2002 | |
=100 | Italy | 9.1% | 2002 | |
=100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.1% | 2002 | |
=100 | Haiti | 9.1% | 2002 | |
103 | Ghana | 9% | 2002 | |
104 | India | 8.9% | 2002 | |
=105 | Guinea | 8.8% | 2002 | |
=105 | Sierra Leone | 8.8% | 2002 | |
=105 | Guatemala | 8.8% | 2002 | |
108 | Greece | 8.7% | 2002 | |
109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2002 | |
=110 | Hungary | 8.3% | 2002 | |
=110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.3% | 2002 | |
=112 | Madagascar | 8% | 2002 | |
=112 | Indonesia | 8% | 2002 | |
=112 | Paraguay | 8% | 2002 | |
115 | Nepal | 7.9% | 2002 | |
=116 | Ethiopia | 7.8% | 2002 | |
=116 | Ukraine | 7.8% | 2002 | |
=116 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.8% | 2002 | |
119 | Central African Republic | 7.3% | 2002 | |
=120 | Georgia | 7.2% | 2002 | |
=120 | Uzbekistan | 7.2% | 2002 | |
=122 | Brazil | 6.7% | 2002 | |
=122 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 2002 | |
124 | Russia | 6.4% | 2002 | |
125 | Swaziland | 6.3% | 2002 | |
=126 | Maldives | 6% | 2002 | |
=126 | Benin | 6% | 2002 | |
128 | South Korea | 5.9% | 2002 | |
=129 | Mauritius | 5.7% | 2002 | |
=129 | Albania | 5.7% | 2002 | |
131 | Cameroon | 5.6% | 2002 | |
132 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2002 | |
133 | Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2002 | |
134 | Togo | 4.9% | 2002 | |
135 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2002 | |
136 | Turkey | 4.2% | 2002 | |
137 | Algeria | 4% | 2002 | |
138 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2002 | |
139 | Iran | 3.4% | 2002 | |
=140 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2002 | |
=140 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2002 | |
142 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2002 | |
143 | Mauritania | 3% | 2002 | |
=144 | Chad | 2.4% | 2002 | |
=144 | Egypt | 2.4% | 2002 | |
146 | Lebanon | 2.3% | 2002 | |
=147 | Bangladesh | 2% | 2002 | |
=147 | The Gambia | 2% | 2002 | |
149 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2002 | |
150 | Niger | 1.2% | 2002 | |
151 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2002 | |
152 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2002 | |
=153 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2002 | |
=153 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2002 | |
=153 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2002 | |
=153 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2002 | |
=153 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2002 |