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

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

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RwandaRwanda 56.25% 2013
2 AndorraAndorra 50% 2013
3 CubaCuba 45.22% 2013
4 SwedenSweden 44.7% 2013
5 SeychellesSeychelles 43.75% 2013
6 SenegalSenegal 42.67% 2013
7 FinlandFinland 42.5% 2013
8 South AfricaSouth Africa 42.25% 2013
9 NicaraguaNicaragua 40.22% 2013
10 IcelandIceland 39.68% 2013
11 NorwayNorway 39.64% 2013
12 MozambiqueMozambique 39.2% 2013
13 DenmarkDenmark 39.11% 2013
14 NetherlandsNetherlands 38.67% 2013
15 Costa RicaCosta Rica 38.6% 2013
16 East TimorEast Timor 38.46% 2013
17 BelgiumBelgium 38% 2013
18 ArgentinaArgentina 37.35% 2013
19 MexicoMexico 36.8% 2013
=20 SpainSpain 36% 2013
=20 TanzaniaTanzania 36% 2013
22 UgandaUganda 34.97% 2013
23 AngolaAngola 34.09% 2013
24 SerbiaSerbia 33.2% 2013
25 NepalNepal 33.16% 2013
26 GermanyGermany 32.9% 2013
27 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 32.52% 2013
28 EcuadorEcuador 32.26% 2013
29 New ZealandNew Zealand 32.23% 2013
30 SloveniaSlovenia 32.22% 2013
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 31.6% 2013
32 GuyanaGuyana 31.34% 2013
33 BurundiBurundi 30.48% 2013
34 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 29% 2013
35 PortugalPortugal 28.7% 2013
36 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 28.57% 2013
37 AustriaAustria 27.87% 2013
38 EthiopiaEthiopia 27.79% 2013
39 AfghanistanAfghanistan 27.71% 2013
40 FranceFrance 26.86% 2013
41 TunisiaTunisia 26.73% 2013
42 LesothoLesotho 26.67% 2013
43 BelarusBelarus 26.61% 2013
44 South SudanSouth Sudan 26.51% 2013
45 El SalvadorEl Salvador 26.19% 2013
46 BoliviaBolivia 25.38% 2013
47 IraqIraq 25.23% 2013
48 LaosLaos 25% 2013
49 CanadaCanada 24.68% 2013
50 AustraliaAustralia 24.67% 2013
51 LithuaniaLithuania 24.46% 2013
52 VietnamVietnam 24.4% 2013
53 NamibiaNamibia 24.36% 2013
54 KazakhstanKazakhstan 24.3% 2013
55 SingaporeSingapore 24.24% 2013
56 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 24% 2013
57 CroatiaCroatia 23.84% 2013
58 PolandPoland 23.7% 2013
59 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 23.33% 2013
60 LatviaLatvia 23% 2013
61 BulgariaBulgaria 22.92% 2013
62 PhilippinesPhilippines 22.89% 2013
63 PakistanPakistan 22.51% 2013
64 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 22.46% 2013
65 MalawiMalawi 22.28% 2013
66 MauritaniaMauritania 22.11% 2013
=67 EritreaEritrea 22% 2013
=67 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 22% 2013
=67 UzbekistanUzbekistan 22% 2013
=70 IsraelIsrael 21.67% 2013
=70 LuxembourgLuxembourg 21.67% 2013
72 PeruPeru 21.54% 2013
=73 ItalyItaly 21.43% 2013
=73 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 21.43% 2013
75 ChinaChina 21.32% 2013
76 GreeceGreece 21% 2013
77 Cape VerdeCape Verde 20.83% 2013
78 EstoniaEstonia 20.79% 2013
79 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 20.77% 2013
80 CambodiaCambodia 20.33% 2013
81 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 19.87% 2013
82 MoldovaMoldova 19.8% 2013
83 BangladeshBangladesh 19.71% 2013
84 HondurasHonduras 19.53% 2013
85 GuineaGuinea 19.3% 2008
=86 MonacoMonaco 19.05% 2013
=86 TajikistanTajikistan 19.05% 2013
88 MauritiusMauritius 18.84% 2013
89 SlovakiaSlovakia 18.67% 2013
90 IndonesiaIndonesia 18.57% 2013
91 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 18.18% 2013
92 United StatesUnited States 17.78% 2013
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 17.5% 2013
94 MadagascarMadagascar 17.49% 2013
95 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17.39% 2013
96 MontenegroMontenegro 17.28% 2013
97 VenezuelaVenezuela 16.97% 2013
98 MoroccoMorocco 16.96% 2013
99 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 16.8% 2013
=100 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 16.67% 2013
=100 San MarinoSan Marino 16.67% 2013
102 LibyaLibya 16.5% 2013
103 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 16% 2013
104 ThailandThailand 15.8% 2013
105 GabonGabon 15.79% 2013
106 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 15.75% 2013
107 AlbaniaAlbania 15.71% 2013
108 South KoreaSouth Korea 15.67% 2013
109 Soviet UnionSoviet Union 15.6% 1990
110 IrelandIreland 15.06% 2013
111 ZimbabweZimbabwe 14.95% 2013
112 ChadChad 14.89% 2013
113 MongoliaMongolia 14.86% 2013
114 TurkeyTurkey 14.18% 2013
115 ChileChile 14.17% 2013
116 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 14% 2013
117 CameroonCameroon 13.89% 2013
118 DjiboutiDjibouti 13.85% 2013
119 SomaliaSomalia 13.82% 2013
120 SwazilandSwaziland 13.64% 2013
121 RussiaRussia 13.56% 2013
122 RomaniaRomania 13.35% 2013
123 GrenadaGrenada 13.33% 2013
124 GuatemalaGuatemala 13.29% 2013
125 NigerNiger 13.27% 2013
126 The BahamasThe Bahamas 13.16% 2013
127 JamaicaJamaica 12.7% 2013
=128 ParaguayParaguay 12.5% 2013
=128 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 12.5% 2013
=128 DominicaDominica 12.5% 2013
131 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 12.4% 2013
=132 UruguayUruguay 12.12% 2013
=132 ColombiaColombia 12.12% 2013
=134 SyriaSyria 12% 2013
=134 JordanJordan 12% 2013
=134 GeorgiaGeorgia 12% 2013
137 SurinameSuriname 11.76% 2013
138 ZambiaZambia 11.46% 2013
139 TogoTogo 11.11% 2013
140 IndiaIndia 11.01% 2013
141 LiberiaLiberia 10.96% 2013
142 CyprusCyprus 10.71% 2013
143 ArmeniaArmenia 10.69% 2013
144 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 10.53% 2013
145 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 10.44% 2013
146 MalaysiaMalaysia 10.41% 2013
147 GhanaGhana 10.26% 2013
148 MaliMali 10.2% 2013
=149 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10% 2013
=149 BarbadosBarbados 10% 2013
=149 BahrainBahrain 10% 2013
152 KenyaKenya 9.82% 2013
153 UkraineUkraine 9.44% 2013
154 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 8.94% 2013
155 HungaryHungary 8.81% 2013
=156 MaltaMalta 8.7% 2013
=156 KiribatiKiribati 8.7% 2013
158 BrazilBrazil 8.58% 2013
159 BhutanBhutan 8.51% 2013
160 FijiFiji 8.5% 2006
161 PanamaPanama 8.45% 2013
162 BeninBenin 8.43% 2013
163 BotswanaBotswana 7.94% 2013
164 JapanJapan 7.92% 2013
165 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 7.9% 2006
166 GambiaGambia 7.55% 2013
=167 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6.67% 2013
=167 TuvaluTuvalu 6.67% 2013
=167 NigeriaNigeria 6.67% 2013
170 MaldivesMaldives 6.49% 2013
171 KuwaitKuwait 6.15% 2013
172 BurmaBurma 6.03% 2013
173 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.78% 2013
174 HaitiHaiti 4.21% 2013
175 SamoaSamoa 4.08% 2013
176 TongaTonga 3.57% 2013
=177 LebanonLebanon 3.12% 2013
=177 BelizeBelize 3.12% 2013
179 IranIran 3.1% 2013
=180 ComorosComoros 3.03% 2013
=180 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 3.03% 2013
182 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.7% 2013
183 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2% 2013
184 EgyptEgypt 1.97% 2013
185 OmanOman 1.19% 2013
186 YemenYemen 0.332% 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

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

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Interesting observations about Government > Parliament > Seats held by women > Percentage

  • Rwanda has had the highest parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 2004.
  • Sweden has ranked in the top 4 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 1990.
  • Andorra has ranked #2 in parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 2012.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 4 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 2008.
  • Finland has ranked in the top 7 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 1990.
  • Norway has ranked in the top 11 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 1990.
  • Seychelles has ranked #5 in parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 2012.
  • Netherlands has ranked in the top 14 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 1990.
  • Denmark has ranked in the top 14 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 1990.
  • South Africa has ranked in the top 8 for parliament > seats held by women > percentage since 2010.
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