High income OECD 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 | 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 | ||
| =9 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | GermanyGermany | 31.8% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 25% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | AustraliaAustralia | 24.7% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 23.3% | 2006 | ||
| 15 | PortugalPortugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 16 | CanadaCanada | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | PolandPoland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 20% | 2006 | ||
| 19 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| 20 | EstoniaEstonia | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | ItalyItaly | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 15.5% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | United StatesUnited States | 15.2% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | ChileChile | 15% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | IsraelIsrael | 14.2% | 2006 | ||
| 26 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 13.4% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | IrelandIreland | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | GreeceGreece | 13% | 2006 | ||
| =29 | SloveniaSlovenia | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| =29 | FranceFrance | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| 31 | JapanJapan | 9.4% | 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.
