×

Government > Parliament > Seats held by women: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of seats held by women in country's parliament or legislative houses.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 635 2013
2 Soviet UnionSoviet Union 352 1990
3 CubaCuba 265 2013
4 GermanyGermany 204 2013
5 NepalNepal 197 2013
6 MexicoMexico 184 2013
7 South AfricaSouth Africa 169 2013
8 SwedenSweden 156 2013
9 FranceFrance 155 2013
10 EthiopiaEthiopia 152 2013
=11 AlgeriaAlgeria 146 2013
=11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 146 2013
=13 UgandaUganda 135 2013
=13 ItalyItaly 135 2013
=15 SpainSpain 126 2013
=15 TanzaniaTanzania 126 2013
17 VietnamVietnam 122 2013
18 PolandPoland 109 2013
19 IndonesiaIndonesia 104 2013
20 MozambiqueMozambique 98 2013
21 ArgentinaArgentina 96 2013
22 South SudanSouth Sudan 88 2013
23 FinlandFinland 85 2013
24 SerbiaSerbia 83 2013
25 IraqIraq 82 2013
26 ThailandThailand 79 2013
27 TurkeyTurkey 78 2013
=28 United StatesUnited States 77 2013
=28 PakistanPakistan 77 2013
30 CanadaCanada 76 2013
31 AngolaAngola 75 2013
32 DenmarkDenmark 70 2013
=33 BangladeshBangladesh 69 2013
=33 AfghanistanAfghanistan 69 2013
=35 MoroccoMorocco 67 2013
=35 NorwayNorway 67 2013
37 PortugalPortugal 66 2013
38 PhilippinesPhilippines 65 2013
=39 SenegalSenegal 64 2013
=39 MadagascarMadagascar 64 2013
41 GreeceGreece 63 2013
42 RussiaRussia 61 2013
43 IndiaIndia 60 2013
=44 TunisiaTunisia 58 2013
=44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 58 2013
=44 NetherlandsNetherlands 58 2013
47 BelgiumBelgium 57 2013
=48 RomaniaRomania 55 2013
=48 BulgariaBulgaria 55 2013
50 AustriaAustria 51 2013
51 South KoreaSouth Korea 47 2013
52 RwandaRwanda 45 2013
=53 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 44 2013
=53 BrazilBrazil 44 2013
=53 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 44 2013
56 MalawiMalawi 43 2013
57 UkraineUkraine 42 2013
=58 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 40 2013
=58 EcuadorEcuador 40 2013
60 New ZealandNew Zealand 39 2013
=61 JapanJapan 38 2013
=61 SomaliaSomalia 38 2013
=61 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 38 2013
=64 NicaraguaNicaragua 37 2013
=64 AustraliaAustralia 37 2013
66 CroatiaCroatia 36 2013
=67 HungaryHungary 34 2013
=67 LithuaniaLithuania 34 2013
=69 LibyaLibya 33 2013
=69 UzbekistanUzbekistan 33 2013
=69 BoliviaBolivia 33 2013
=69 EritreaEritrea 33 2013
=69 LaosLaos 33 2013
=74 ZimbabweZimbabwe 32 2013
=74 LesothoLesotho 32 2013
=74 BurundiBurundi 32 2013
=77 SyriaSyria 30 2013
=77 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 30 2013
=79 SloveniaSlovenia 29 2013
=79 BelarusBelarus 29 2013
=81 SlovakiaSlovakia 28 2013
=81 VenezuelaVenezuela 28 2013
=81 GhanaGhana 28 2013
=81 PeruPeru 28 2013
=81 ChadChad 28 2013
=81 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 28 2013
=87 IsraelIsrael 26 2013
=87 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 26 2013
=87 KazakhstanKazakhstan 26 2013
=87 BurmaBurma 26 2013
=91 IrelandIreland 25 2013
=91 CambodiaCambodia 25 2013
=91 IcelandIceland 25 2013
=91 HondurasHonduras 25 2013
=91 CameroonCameroon 25 2013
=91 East TimorEast Timor 25 2013
=97 SingaporeSingapore 24 2013
=97 NigeriaNigeria 24 2013
=99 LatviaLatvia 23 2013
=99 MalaysiaMalaysia 23 2013
=101 KenyaKenya 22 2013
=101 AlbaniaAlbania 22 2013
=101 El SalvadorEl Salvador 22 2013
=101 Costa RicaCosta Rica 22 2013
=101 GuineaGuinea 22 2008
=106 GuyanaGuyana 21 2013
=106 GuatemalaGuatemala 21 2013
=106 MauritaniaMauritania 21 2013
=106 EstoniaEstonia 21 2013
=106 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 21 2013
=111 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 20 2013
=111 ColombiaColombia 20 2013
=111 MoldovaMoldova 20 2013
=111 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 20 2013
115 NamibiaNamibia 19 2013
=116 ZambiaZambia 18 2013
=116 GabonGabon 18 2013
=116 JordanJordan 18 2013
=116 GeorgiaGeorgia 18 2013
120 ChileChile 17 2013
=121 NigerNiger 15 2013
=121 MaliMali 15 2013
=121 Cape VerdeCape Verde 15 2013
=121 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 15 2013
=125 SeychellesSeychelles 14 2013
=125 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 14 2013
=125 ArmeniaArmenia 14 2013
=125 AndorraAndorra 14 2013
=125 MontenegroMontenegro 14 2013
=130 Sri LankaSri Lanka 13 2013
=130 LuxembourgLuxembourg 13 2013
=130 MauritiusMauritius 13 2013
=130 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 13 2013
=134 UruguayUruguay 12 2013
=134 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 12 2013
=134 TajikistanTajikistan 12 2013
137 MongoliaMongolia 11 2013
=138 EgyptEgypt 10 2013
=138 San MarinoSan Marino 10 2013
=138 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10 2013
=138 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 10 2013
=138 ParaguayParaguay 10 2013
=138 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 10 2006
=144 DjiboutiDjibouti 9 2013
=144 IranIran 9 2013
=144 TogoTogo 9 2013
=144 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9 2013
=144 SwazilandSwaziland 9 2013
=149 JamaicaJamaica 8 2013
=149 LiberiaLiberia 8 2013
=151 BeninBenin 7 2013
=151 United Arab EmiratesUAE 7 2013
=153 MaltaMalta 6 2013
=153 CyprusCyprus 6 2013
=153 SurinameSuriname 6 2013
=153 PanamaPanama 6 2013
=153 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 6 2013
=153 FijiFiji 6 2006
=159 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5 2013
=159 BotswanaBotswana 5 2013
=159 MaldivesMaldives 5 2013
=162 KuwaitKuwait 4 2013
=162 BhutanBhutan 4 2013
=162 GambiaGambia 4 2013
=162 HaitiHaiti 4 2013
=162 KiribatiKiribati 4 2013
=162 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4 2013
=162 LebanonLebanon 4 2013
=162 BahrainBahrain 4 2013
=162 MonacoMonaco 4 2013
=162 DominicaDominica 4 2013
=172 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3 2013
=172 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3 2013
=172 BarbadosBarbados 3 2013
=175 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2 2013
=175 GrenadaGrenada 2 2013
=175 SamoaSamoa 2 2013
=178 ComorosComoros 1 2013
=178 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1 2013
=178 TongaTonga 1 2013
=178 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1 2013
=178 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1 2013
=178 YemenYemen 1 2013
=178 OmanOman 1 2013
=178 BelizeBelize 1 2013
=178 TuvaluTuvalu 1 2013
=187 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2013
=187 QatarQatar 0.0 2013
=187 PalauPalau 0.0 2013
=187 NauruNauru 0.0 2013
=187 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2013

Citation

Government > Parliament > Seats held by women: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster
+
NationMaster
Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Government > Parliament > Seats held by women, 2013ChinaSoviet UnionCubaGermanyNepalMexicoSouth AfricaSwedenFranceEthiopiaAlgeriaUnited KingdomUgandaItalySpainOther

Countries Compared by Government > Parliament > Seats held by women. International Statistics at NationMaster.com

Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more

Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more

Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.

TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more

Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more

Sports

Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.

TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more

Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

STAT
COUNTRIES COVERED
Percentage 191

Interesting observations about Government > Parliament > Seats held by women

  • China has had the highest parliament > seats held by women since 1990.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for parliament > seats held by women since 2003.
  • Germany has ranked in the top 3 for parliament > seats held by women since 1997.
  • Sweden has ranked in the top 7 for parliament > seats held by women since 1990.
  • Nepal has ranked in the top 4 for parliament > seats held by women since 2009.
  • South Africa has ranked in the top 7 for parliament > seats held by women since 1997.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 11 for parliament > seats held by women since 1998.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 11 for parliament > seats held by women since 1997.
  • Spain has ranked in the top 14 for parliament > seats held by women since 1997.
  • Vietnam has ranked in the top 16 for parliament > seats held by women since 1990.
Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×