Heavily indebted countries 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	NetherlandsNetherlands	36.7%	2006
2	SpainSpain	36%	2006
3	BelgiumBelgium	34.7%	2006
4	IcelandIceland	33.3%	2006
5	AustriaAustria	32.2%	2006
6	GermanyGermany	31.8%	2006
7	SeychellesSeychelles	29.4%	2006
8	GrenadaGrenada	26.7%	2006
9	EritreaEritrea	22%	2006
10	PortugalPortugal	21.3%	2006
11	SingaporeSingapore	21.2%	2006
12	CanadaCanada	20.8%	2006
13	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	19.7%	2006
14	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	18.2%	2006
15	ItalyItaly	17.3%	2006
16	ZimbabweZimbabwe	16%	2006
17	Cape VerdeCape Verde	15.3%	2006
18	United StatesUnited States	15.2%	2006
19	SudanSudan	14.7%	2006
20	CyprusCyprus	14.3%	2006
21	IsraelIsrael	14.2%	2006
22	MalawiMalawi	13.6%	2006
=23	IrelandIreland	13.3%	2006
=23	BarbadosBarbados	13.3%	2006
=25	GreeceGreece	13%	2006
=25	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	13%	2004
27	DominicaDominica	12.9%	2006
28	FranceFrance	12.2%	2006
29	JamaicaJamaica	11.7%	2006
30	MoroccoMorocco	10.8%	2006
31	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	10.5%	2006
32	HungaryHungary	10.4%	2006
33	JapanJapan	9.4%	2006
34	MaltaMalta	9.2%	2006
35	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	7.3%	2006
36	BelizeBelize	6.7%	2006
37	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	5.6%	2006
38	JordanJordan	5.5%	2006
39	Sri LankaSri Lanka	4.9%	2006
40	LebanonLebanon	4.7%	2006
41	EgyptEgypt	2%	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.