Former British colonies 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	New ZealandNew Zealand	32.2%	2006
2	TanzaniaTanzania	30.4%	2006
3	UgandaUganda	29.8%	2006
4	GuyanaGuyana	29%	2006
5	NamibiaNamibia	26.9%	2006
6	GrenadaGrenada	26.7%	2006
7	AustraliaAustralia	24.7%	2006
8	PakistanPakistan	21.3%	2006
9	SingaporeSingapore	21.2%	2006
10	CanadaCanada	20.8%	2006
11	The BahamasThe Bahamas	20%	2006
12	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	19.4%	2006
13	ZimbabweZimbabwe	16%	2006
14	United StatesUnited States	15.2%	2006
15	BangladeshBangladesh	15.1%	2006
16	SudanSudan	14.7%	2006
17	ZambiaZambia	14.6%	2006
18	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	14.5%	2006
19	IsraelIsrael	14.2%	2006
20	MalawiMalawi	13.6%	2006
21	BarbadosBarbados	13.3%	2006
22	The GambiaThe Gambia	13.2%	2006
23	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	13%	2004
24	DominicaDominica	12.9%	2006
25	MaldivesMaldives	12%	2006
=26	LesothoLesotho	11.7%	2006
=26	JamaicaJamaica	11.7%	2006
28	FijiFiji	11.3%	2006
29	BotswanaBotswana	11.1%	2006
30	GhanaGhana	10.9%	2006
31	SwazilandSwaziland	10.8%	2006
32	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	10.5%	2006
33	MalaysiaMalaysia	9.1%	2006
34	IndiaIndia	8.3%	2006
35	SomaliaSomalia	7.8%	2006
36	KenyaKenya	7.3%	2006
37	BelizeBelize	6.7%	2006
38	NigeriaNigeria	6.4%	2006
39	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	5.6%	2006
40	JordanJordan	5.5%	2006
41	Sri LankaSri Lanka	4.9%	2006
42	BhutanBhutan	2.7%	2006
43	EgyptEgypt	2%	2006
44	KuwaitKuwait	1.5%	2006
45	YemenYemen	0.3%	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.