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DEFINITION: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 SwedenSweden 42.7% 2002
2 DenmarkDenmark 38% 2002
3 FinlandFinland 36.5% 2002
4 NorwayNorway 36.4% 2002
5 IcelandIceland 34.9% 2002
6 NetherlandsNetherlands 32.9% 2002
7 ArgentinaArgentina 31.3% 2002
8 GermanyGermany 31% 2002
9 New ZealandNew Zealand 30.8% 2002
10 MozambiqueMozambique 30% 2002
11 South AfricaSouth Africa 29.8% 2002
12 CubaCuba 27.6% 2002
13 SpainSpain 26.6% 2002
14 AustraliaAustralia 26.5% 2002
15 BulgariaBulgaria 26.2% 2002
=16 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 26% 2002
=16 VietnamVietnam 26% 2002
18 RwandaRwanda 25.7% 2002
19 AustriaAustria 25.1% 2002
20 BelgiumBelgium 24.9% 2002
21 UgandaUganda 24.7% 2002
22 CanadaCanada 23.6% 2002
23 SeychellesSeychelles 23.5% 2002
24 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 22.7% 2002
25 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 22.4% 2002
26 ChinaChina 21.8% 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 21.26% 2002
27 LaosLaos 21.2% 2002
28 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 20.9% 2002
=29 NicaraguaNicaragua 20.7% 2002
=29 PolandPoland 20.7% 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 20.7% 2002
=31 BarbadosBarbados 20.4% 2002
=31 NamibiaNamibia 20.4% 2002
33 GuyanaGuyana 20% 2002
34 The BahamasThe Bahamas 19.6% 2002
35 Costa RicaCosta Rica 19.3% 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 19.25% 2002
36 SenegalSenegal 19.2% 2002
37 DominicaDominica 18.8% 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 18.74% 2002
38 PortugalPortugal 18.7% 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 18.65% 2002
39 BelarusBelarus 18.4% 2002
40 PeruPeru 18.3% 2002
41 GrenadaGrenada 17.9% 2002
42 EstoniaEstonia 17.8% 2002
43 SurinameSuriname 17.6% 2002
44 PhilippinesPhilippines 17.2% 2002
45 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 17.1% 2002
=46 BotswanaBotswana 17% 2002
=46 LatviaLatvia 17% 2002
48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 16.7% 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.5% 2002
49 CroatiaCroatia 16.2% 2002
50 JamaicaJamaica 16% 2002
51 MexicoMexico 15.9% 2002
52 AngolaAngola 15.5% 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 15.04% 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 14.92% 2002
53 EritreaEritrea 14.7% 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 14.62% 2002
54 EcuadorEcuador 14.6% 2002
=55 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.5% 2002
=55 MalaysiaMalaysia 14.5% 2002
57 BurundiBurundi 14.4% 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 14.26% 2002
58 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 14.2% 2002
59 SlovakiaSlovakia 14% 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 13.99% 2002
=60 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 13.8% 2002
=60 United StatesUnited States 13.8% 2002
62 IrelandIreland 13.7% 2002
63 BelizeBelize 13.5% 2002
=64 IsraelIsrael 13.3% 2002
=64 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 13.3% 2002
66 TajikistanTajikistan 12.4% 2002
=67 ColombiaColombia 12.2% 2002
=67 SloveniaSlovenia 12.2% 2002
=67 MaliMali 12.2% 2002
=70 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12% 2002
=70 ZambiaZambia 12% 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 11.92% 2002
72 SingaporeSingapore 11.8% 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 11.59% 2002
=73 UruguayUruguay 11.5% 2002
=73 TunisiaTunisia 11.5% 2002
75 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11.2% 2002
76 Cape VerdeCape Verde 11.1% 2002
=77 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 11% 2002
=77 GabonGabon 11% 2002
79 FranceFrance 10.9% 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 10.88% 2002
=80 LesothoLesotho 10.7% 2002
=80 CyprusCyprus 10.7% 2002
82 LithuaniaLithuania 10.6% 2002
=83 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.5% 2002
=83 MongoliaMongolia 10.5% 2002
85 SyriaSyria 10.4% 2002
86 BoliviaBolivia 10.2% 2002
87 ChileChile 10.1% 2002
=88 ZimbabweZimbabwe 10% 2002
=88 JapanJapan 10% 2002
90 PanamaPanama 9.9% 2002
=91 SudanSudan 9.7% 2002
=91 VenezuelaVenezuela 9.7% 2002
93 ThailandThailand 9.6% 2002
94 El SalvadorEl Salvador 9.5% 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 9.34% 2002
=95 MalawiMalawi 9.3% 2002
=95 CambodiaCambodia 9.3% 2002
=95 RomaniaRomania 9.3% 2002
=95 BhutanBhutan 9.3% 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 9.27% 2002
99 MaltaMalta 9.2% 2002
=100 ItalyItaly 9.1% 2002
=100 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 9.1% 2002
=100 HaitiHaiti 9.1% 2002
103 GhanaGhana 9% 2002
104 IndiaIndia 8.9% 2002
=105 GuineaGuinea 8.8% 2002
=105 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 8.8% 2002
=105 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.8% 2002
108 GreeceGreece 8.7% 2002
109 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 8.5% 2002
=110 HungaryHungary 8.3% 2002
=110 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 8.3% 2002
=112 MadagascarMadagascar 8% 2002
=112 IndonesiaIndonesia 8% 2002
=112 ParaguayParaguay 8% 2002
115 NepalNepal 7.9% 2002
=116 EthiopiaEthiopia 7.8% 2002
=116 UkraineUkraine 7.8% 2002
=116 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.8% 2002
119 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 7.3% 2002
=120 GeorgiaGeorgia 7.2% 2002
=120 UzbekistanUzbekistan 7.2% 2002
=122 BrazilBrazil 6.7% 2002
=122 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.7% 2002
124 RussiaRussia 6.4% 2002
125 SwazilandSwaziland 6.3% 2002
=126 MaldivesMaldives 6% 2002
=126 BeninBenin 6% 2002
128 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.9% 2002
=129 MauritiusMauritius 5.7% 2002
=129 AlbaniaAlbania 5.7% 2002
131 CameroonCameroon 5.6% 2002
132 HondurasHonduras 5.5% 2002
133 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 5% 2002
134 TogoTogo 4.9% 2002
135 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.4% 2002
136 TurkeyTurkey 4.2% 2002
137 AlgeriaAlgeria 4% 2002
138 KenyaKenya 3.6% 2002
139 IranIran 3.4% 2002
=140 NigeriaNigeria 3.3% 2002
=140 JordanJordan 3.3% 2002
142 ArmeniaArmenia 3.1% 2002
143 MauritaniaMauritania 3% 2002
=144 ChadChad 2.4% 2002
=144 EgyptEgypt 2.4% 2002
146 LebanonLebanon 2.3% 2002
=147 BangladeshBangladesh 2% 2002
=147 The GambiaThe Gambia 2% 2002
149 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.8% 2002
150 NigerNiger 1.2% 2002
151 YemenYemen 0.7% 2002
152 MoroccoMorocco 0.5% 2002
=153 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2002
=153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2002
=153 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2002
=153 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2002
=153 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2002

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Interesting observations about Government > Democracy > Female parliamentarians

  • Sweden ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Christian countries in 2002.
  • Mozambique ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Hot countries in 2002.
  • Iceland ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2002.
  • Argentina ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
  • New Zealand ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
  • Denmark ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • Turkmenistan ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
  • Finland ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • Germany ranked first for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • South Africa ranked second for democracy > female parliamentarians amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
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