Europe Compared by 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SwedenSweden	47.3%	2006
2	FinlandFinland	38%	2006
3	NorwayNorway	37.9%	2006
4	DenmarkDenmark	36.9%	2006
5	NetherlandsNetherlands	36.7%	2006
6	SpainSpain	36%	2006
7	BelgiumBelgium	34.7%	2006
8	IcelandIceland	33.3%	2006
9	AustriaAustria	32.2%	2006
10	GermanyGermany	31.8%	2006
11	BelarusBelarus	29.1%	2006
12	AndorraAndorra	28.6%	2006
13	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	25%	2006
14	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	24%	2006
15	LuxembourgLuxembourg	23.3%	2006
16	BulgariaBulgaria	22.1%	2006
17	LithuaniaLithuania	22%	2006
18	MoldovaMoldova	21.8%	2006
19	CroatiaCroatia	21.7%	2006
20	PortugalPortugal	21.3%	2006
21	MonacoMonaco	20.8%	2006
22	PolandPoland	20.4%	2006
23	SlovakiaSlovakia	20%	2006
24	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	19.7%	2006
25	LatviaLatvia	19%	2006
26	EstoniaEstonia	18.8%	2006
27	ItalyItaly	17.3%	2006
28	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	16.7%	2005
29	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	15.5%	2006
30	CyprusCyprus	14.3%	2006
31	IrelandIreland	13.3%	2006
32	GreeceGreece	13%	2006
=33	SloveniaSlovenia	12.2%	2006
=33	FranceFrance	12.2%	2006
35	San MarinoSan Marino	11.7%	2006
36	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	11.3%	2006
37	RomaniaRomania	11.2%	2006
38	HungaryHungary	10.4%	2006
39	RussiaRussia	9.8%	2006
40	GeorgiaGeorgia	9.4%	2006
41	MaltaMalta	9.2%	2006
42	UkraineUkraine	8.7%	2006
43	AlbaniaAlbania	7.1%	2006
44	ArmeniaArmenia	5.3%	2006
45	TurkeyTurkey	4.4%	2006

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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.