NATO 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 | NorwayNorway | 37.9% | 2006 | ||
| 2 | DenmarkDenmark | 36.9% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 36.7% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | SpainSpain | 36% | 2006 | ||
| 5 | BelgiumBelgium | 34.7% | 2006 | ||
| 6 | IcelandIceland | 33.3% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | GermanyGermany | 31.8% | 2006 | ||
| 8 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 23.3% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | BulgariaBulgaria | 22.1% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | LithuaniaLithuania | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | CroatiaCroatia | 21.7% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | PortugalPortugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | CanadaCanada | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | PolandPoland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| 15 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 20% | 2006 | ||
| 16 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | LatviaLatvia | 19% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | EstoniaEstonia | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
| 19 | ItalyItaly | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 15.5% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | GreeceGreece | 13% | 2006 | ||
| =22 | SloveniaSlovenia | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| =22 | FranceFrance | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | RomaniaRomania | 11.2% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | HungaryHungary | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| 26 | AlbaniaAlbania | 7.1% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | TurkeyTurkey | 4.4% | 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.
