Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament: Countries Compared

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
1	RwandaRwanda	48.8%	2006
2	SwedenSweden	47.3%	2006
3	Costa RicaCosta Rica	38.6%	2006
4	FinlandFinland	38%	2006
5	NorwayNorway	37.9%	2006
6	DenmarkDenmark	36.9%	2006
7	NetherlandsNetherlands	36.7%	2006
=8	CubaCuba	36%	2006
=8	SpainSpain	36%	2006
10	ArgentinaArgentina	35%	2006
11	MozambiqueMozambique	34.8%	2006
12	BelgiumBelgium	34.7%	2006
13	IcelandIceland	33.3%	2006
14	South AfricaSouth Africa	32.8%	2006
=15	AustriaAustria	32.2%	2006
=15	New ZealandNew Zealand	32.2%	2006
17	GermanyGermany	31.8%	2006
18	BurundiBurundi	30.5%	2006
19	TanzaniaTanzania	30.4%	2006
20	UgandaUganda	29.8%	2006
21	SeychellesSeychelles	29.4%	2006
22	PeruPeru	29.2%	2006
23	BelarusBelarus	29.1%	2006
24	GuyanaGuyana	29%	2006
25	AndorraAndorra	28.6%	2006
=26	VietnamVietnam	27.3%	2006
=26	AfghanistanAfghanistan	27.3%	2006
28	NamibiaNamibia	26.9%	2006
29	GrenadaGrenada	26.7%	2006
=30	IraqIraq	25.5%	2006
=30	SurinameSuriname	25.5%	2006
32	East TimorEast Timor	25.3%	2006
33	LaosLaos	25.2%	2006
34	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	25%	2006
35	AustraliaAustralia	24.7%	2006
36	MexicoMexico	24.2%	2005
37	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	24%	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	23.93%	2006
38	HondurasHonduras	23.4%	2006
39	LuxembourgLuxembourg	23.3%	2006
40	TunisiaTunisia	22.8%	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	22.52%	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	22.41%	2006
41	BulgariaBulgaria	22.1%	2006
=42	EritreaEritrea	22%	2006
=42	LithuaniaLithuania	22%	2006
44	EthiopiaEthiopia	21.9%	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	21.84%	2006
45	MoldovaMoldova	21.8%	2006
46	CroatiaCroatia	21.7%	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	21.47%	2006
=47	PakistanPakistan	21.3%	2006
=47	PortugalPortugal	21.3%	2006
49	SingaporeSingapore	21.2%	2006
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	20.88%	2006
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	20.81%	2006
=50	MonacoMonaco	20.8%	2006
=50	CanadaCanada	20.8%	2006
52	NicaraguaNicaragua	20.7%	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	20.52%	2006
53	PolandPoland	20.4%	2006
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	20.32%	2006
54	ChinaChina	20.3%	2006
55	North KoreaNorth Korea	20.1%	2006
=56	The BahamasThe Bahamas	20%	2006
=56	SlovakiaSlovakia	20%	2006
=58	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	19.7%	2006
=58	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	19.7%	2006
60	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	19.4%	2006
61	GuineaGuinea	19.3%	2006
62	SenegalSenegal	19.2%	2006
63	LatviaLatvia	19%	2006
64	EstoniaEstonia	18.8%	2006
65	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	18.2%	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	18.06%	2006
=66	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	18%	2006
=66	VenezuelaVenezuela	18%	2006
=68	UzbekistanUzbekistan	17.5%	2006
=68	TajikistanTajikistan	17.5%	2006
70	ItalyItaly	17.3%	2006
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	17.29%	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	17.28%	2006
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	17.19%	2004
71	MauritiusMauritius	17.1%	2006
72	BoliviaBolivia	16.9%	2006
=73	El SalvadorEl Salvador	16.7%	2006
=73	PanamaPanama	16.7%	2006
=73	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	16.7%	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	16.7%	2006
=76	ZimbabweZimbabwe	16%	2006
=76	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	16%	2006
=76	EcuadorEcuador	16%	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	15.88%	2004
79	PhilippinesPhilippines	15.7%	2006
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	15.66%	2006
80	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	15.5%	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	15.47%	2006
81	Cape VerdeCape Verde	15.3%	2006
82	United StatesUnited States	15.2%	2006
83	BangladeshBangladesh	15.1%	2006
=84	ChileChile	15%	2006
=84	AngolaAngola	15%	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	14.94%	2006
86	SudanSudan	14.7%	2006
87	ZambiaZambia	14.6%	2006
88	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	14.5%	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	14.34%	2005
89	CyprusCyprus	14.3%	2006
90	IsraelIsrael	14.2%	2006
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	14.04%	2006
91	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	14%	2006
92	MalawiMalawi	13.6%	2006
93	South KoreaSouth Korea	13.4%	2006
=94	IrelandIreland	13.3%	2006
=94	BarbadosBarbados	13.3%	2006
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	13.24%	2006
96	The GambiaThe Gambia	13.2%	2006
=97	GreeceGreece	13%	2006
=97	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	13%	2004
99	DominicaDominica	12.9%	2006
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	12.76%	2004
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	12.75%	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	12.59%	2006
100	LiberiaLiberia	12.5%	2006
101	NigerNiger	12.4%	2006
=102	SloveniaSlovenia	12.2%	2006
=102	FranceFrance	12.2%	2006
104	ColombiaColombia	12.1%	2005
=105	SyriaSyria	12%	2006
=105	MaldivesMaldives	12%	2006
=107	San MarinoSan Marino	11.7%	2006
=107	LesothoLesotho	11.7%	2006
=107	JamaicaJamaica	11.7%	2006
=107	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	11.7%	2006
=111	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	11.3%	2006
=111	FijiFiji	11.3%	2006
=111	IndonesiaIndonesia	11.3%	2006
114	RomaniaRomania	11.2%	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	11.17%	2006
=115	UruguayUruguay	11.1%	2006
=115	BotswanaBotswana	11.1%	2006
117	GhanaGhana	10.9%	2006
=118	DjiboutiDjibouti	10.8%	2006
=118	MoroccoMorocco	10.8%	2006
=118	SwazilandSwaziland	10.8%	2006
121	ThailandThailand	10.6%	2005
=122	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	10.5%	2006
=122	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	10.5%	2006
=124	KazakhstanKazakhstan	10.4%	2006
=124	HungaryHungary	10.4%	2006
126	MaliMali	10.2%	2006
127	ParaguayParaguay	10%	2006
=128	RussiaRussia	9.8%	2006
=128	CambodiaCambodia	9.8%	2006
=130	JapanJapan	9.4%	2006
=130	GeorgiaGeorgia	9.4%	2006
=132	MaltaMalta	9.2%	2006
=132	GabonGabon	9.2%	2006
134	MalaysiaMalaysia	9.1%	2006
135	CameroonCameroon	8.9%	2006
136	UkraineUkraine	8.7%	2006
=137	TogoTogo	8.6%	2006
=137	BrazilBrazil	8.6%	2005
=139	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	8.5%	2006
=139	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	8.5%	2006
141	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	8.4%	2006
142	IndiaIndia	8.3%	2006
=143	SamoaSamoa	8.2%	2006
=143	GuatemalaGuatemala	8.2%	2006
145	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	7.9%	2005
146	SomaliaSomalia	7.8%	2006
147	LibyaLibya	7.7%	2006
=148	KenyaKenya	7.3%	2006
=148	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	7.3%	2006
150	BeninBenin	7.2%	2006
=151	KiribatiKiribati	7.1%	2006
=151	AlbaniaAlbania	7.1%	2006
153	MadagascarMadagascar	6.9%	2006
154	BelizeBelize	6.7%	2006
155	MongoliaMongolia	6.6%	2006
156	ChadChad	6.5%	2006
157	NigeriaNigeria	6.4%	2006
158	AlgeriaAlgeria	6.2%	2006
159	NepalNepal	5.9%	2006
160	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	5.6%	2006
161	JordanJordan	5.5%	2006
162	ArmeniaArmenia	5.3%	2006
163	Sri LankaSri Lanka	4.9%	2006
164	LebanonLebanon	4.7%	2006
165	TurkeyTurkey	4.4%	2006
166	IranIran	4.1%	2006
167	MauritaniaMauritania	4%	2004
168	VanuatuVanuatu	3.8%	2006
169	TongaTonga	3.3%	2006
170	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	3.2%	2005
=171	ComorosComoros	3%	2006
=171	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	3%	2006
173	BhutanBhutan	2.7%	2006
=174	HaitiHaiti	2.4%	2006
=174	OmanOman	2.4%	2006
=176	EgyptEgypt	2%	2006
=176	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	2%	2001
178	KuwaitKuwait	1.5%	2006
179	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.9%	2006
180	YemenYemen	0.3%	2006

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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.

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