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Christian countries Compared by Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

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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
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RwandaRwanda 48.8% 2006
2 SwedenSweden 47.3% 2006
3 Costa RicaCosta Rica 38.6% 2006
4 FinlandFinland 38% 2006
5 NorwayNorway 37.9% 2006
6 DenmarkDenmark 36.9% 2006
7 NetherlandsNetherlands 36.7% 2006
=8 SpainSpain 36% 2006
=8 CubaCuba 36% 2006
10 ArgentinaArgentina 35% 2006
11 MozambiqueMozambique 34.8% 2006
12 BelgiumBelgium 34.7% 2006
13 IcelandIceland 33.3% 2006
14 South AfricaSouth Africa 32.8% 2006
=15 New ZealandNew Zealand 32.2% 2006
=15 AustriaAustria 32.2% 2006
17 GermanyGermany 31.8% 2006
18 BurundiBurundi 30.5% 2006
19 TanzaniaTanzania 30.4% 2006
20 UgandaUganda 29.8% 2006
21 SeychellesSeychelles 29.4% 2006
22 PeruPeru 29.2% 2006
23 BelarusBelarus 29.1% 2006
24 GuyanaGuyana 29% 2006
25 AndorraAndorra 28.6% 2006
26 NamibiaNamibia 26.9% 2006
27 GrenadaGrenada 26.7% 2006
28 SurinameSuriname 25.5% 2006
29 East TimorEast Timor 25.3% 2006
30 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 25% 2006
31 AustraliaAustralia 24.7% 2006
32 MexicoMexico 24.2% 2005
33 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 24% 2006
34 HondurasHonduras 23.4% 2006
35 LuxembourgLuxembourg 23.3% 2006
36 BulgariaBulgaria 22.1% 2006
=37 EritreaEritrea 22% 2006
=37 LithuaniaLithuania 22% 2006
39 EthiopiaEthiopia 21.9% 2006
40 MoldovaMoldova 21.8% 2006
41 CroatiaCroatia 21.7% 2006
42 PortugalPortugal 21.3% 2006
=43 MonacoMonaco 20.8% 2006
=43 CanadaCanada 20.8% 2006
45 NicaraguaNicaragua 20.7% 2006
46 PolandPoland 20.4% 2006
=47 The BahamasThe Bahamas 20% 2006
=47 SlovakiaSlovakia 20% 2006
=49 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 19.7% 2006
=49 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 19.7% 2006
51 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 19.4% 2006
52 LatviaLatvia 19% 2006
=53 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 18% 2006
=53 VenezuelaVenezuela 18% 2006
55 ItalyItaly 17.3% 2006
56 BoliviaBolivia 16.9% 2006
=57 El SalvadorEl Salvador 16.7% 2006
=57 PanamaPanama 16.7% 2006
=57 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 16.7% 2005
=60 ZimbabweZimbabwe 16% 2006
=60 EcuadorEcuador 16% 2005
62 PhilippinesPhilippines 15.7% 2006
63 Cape VerdeCape Verde 15.3% 2006
64 United StatesUnited States 15.2% 2006
=65 ChileChile 15% 2006
=65 AngolaAngola 15% 2006
67 ZambiaZambia 14.6% 2006
68 CyprusCyprus 14.3% 2006
69 MalawiMalawi 13.6% 2006
=70 IrelandIreland 13.3% 2006
=70 BarbadosBarbados 13.3% 2006
72 GreeceGreece 13% 2006
73 DominicaDominica 12.9% 2006
74 LiberiaLiberia 12.5% 2006
=75 SloveniaSlovenia 12.2% 2006
=75 FranceFrance 12.2% 2006
77 ColombiaColombia 12.1% 2005
=78 San MarinoSan Marino 11.7% 2006
=78 LesothoLesotho 11.7% 2006
=78 JamaicaJamaica 11.7% 2006
81 FijiFiji 11.3% 2006
82 RomaniaRomania 11.2% 2006
=83 UruguayUruguay 11.1% 2006
=83 BotswanaBotswana 11.1% 2006
85 GhanaGhana 10.9% 2006
86 SwazilandSwaziland 10.8% 2006
=87 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 10.5% 2006
=87 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10.5% 2006
=89 KazakhstanKazakhstan 10.4% 2006
=89 HungaryHungary 10.4% 2006
91 ParaguayParaguay 10% 2006
92 RussiaRussia 9.8% 2006
93 GeorgiaGeorgia 9.4% 2006
=94 MaltaMalta 9.2% 2006
=94 GabonGabon 9.2% 2006
96 CameroonCameroon 8.9% 2006
97 UkraineUkraine 8.7% 2006
98 BrazilBrazil 8.6% 2005
99 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 8.4% 2006
100 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.2% 2006
101 KenyaKenya 7.3% 2006
102 BelizeBelize 6.7% 2006
103 NigeriaNigeria 6.4% 2006
104 ArmeniaArmenia 5.3% 2006
105 TongaTonga 3.3% 2006
106 HaitiHaiti 2.4% 2006
107 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.9% 2006

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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.
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