Women in parliament - Country rankings

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Women in parliament, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 180 countries was 25.36 percent. The highest value was in Rwanda: 61.25 percent and the lowest value was in Oman: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1997 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Women in parliament, 2023 Global rank Available data
Rwanda 61.25 1 1997 - 2023
Nicaragua 51.65 2 1997 - 2023
Andorra 50 3 1997 - 2023
Mexico 50 4 1997 - 2023
UA Emirates 50 5 1997 - 2023
Iceland 47.62 6 1997 - 2023
Costa Rica 47.37 7 1997 - 2023
Sweden 46.42 8 1997 - 2023
Bolivia 46.15 9 1999 - 2023
Norway 46.15 10 1997 - 2023
Senegal 46.06 11 1997 - 2023
Finland 46 12 1997 - 2023
South Africa 45.86 13 1997 - 2023
Monaco 45.83 14 1997 - 2023
Spain 44.29 15 1997 - 2023
New Zealand 44.26 16 1997 - 2023
Namibia 44.23 17 1997 - 2023
Denmark 43.58 18 1997 - 2023
Mozambique 43.2 19 1997 - 2023
Argentina 43.19 20 1997 - 2023
Ecuador 43.07 21 1997 - 2023
Belgium 42.67 22 1997 - 2023
North Macedonia 42.5 23 1997 - 2023
Cape Verde 41.67 24 1997 - 2023
Ethiopia 41.31 25 1997 - 2023
Austria 40.98 26 1997 - 2023
Belarus 40 27 2001 - 2023
Netherlands 40 28 1997 - 2023
Peru 38.76 29 1997 - 2023
Moldova 38.61 30 1997 - 2023
Switzerland 38.5 31 1997 - 2023
Australia 38.41 32 1997 - 2023
Burundi 38.21 33 1998 - 2023
France 37.78 34 1997 - 2023
Slovenia 37.78 35 1997 - 2023
Dominica 37.5 36 1997 - 2023
Tanzania 37.4 37 1997 - 2023
Guyana 36.62 38 1999 - 2023
Portugal 36.09 39 1997 - 2023
Albania 35.71 40 1999 - 2023
Armenia 35.51 41 1997 - 2023
Chile 35.48 42 1997 - 2023
Germany 35.19 43 1997 - 2023
Serbia 34.8 44 2006 - 2023
UK 34.62 45 1997 - 2023
Cameroon 33.89 46 1997 - 2023
Uganda 33.81 47 1997 - 2023
Angola 33.64 48 1997 - 2023
Uzbekistan 33.57 49 1997 - 2023
Luxembourg 33.33 50 1997 - 2023
San Marino 33.33 51 1997 - 2023
Nepal 33.09 52 1997 - 2023
Italy 32.25 53 1997 - 2023
Latvia 32 54 1997 - 2023
Croatia 31.79 55 1997 - 2023
Grenada 31.25 56 1997 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 31 57 1997 - 2023
Zimbabwe 30.68 58 1997 - 2023
Canada 30.65 59 1997 - 2023
Vietnam 30.26 60 1997 - 2023
Guinea 29.63 61 1997 - 2023
Suriname 29.41 62 1997 - 2023
Poland 29.35 63 1997 - 2023
Singapore 29.13 64 1997 - 2023
Iraq 29.05 65 1997 - 2023
USA 28.97 66 1997 - 2023
Colombia 28.88 67 1997 - 2023
Estonia 28.71 68 1997 - 2023
Jamaica 28.57 69 1997 - 2023
Mali 28.57 70 1997 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 28.57 71 1997 - 2023
Lithuania 28.37 72 1997 - 2023
Sierra Leone 28.19 73 1999 - 2023
Liechtenstein 28 74 1997 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 27.89 75 1997 - 2023
Malta 27.85 76 1997 - 2023
Egypt 27.53 77 1997 - 2023
El Salvador 27.38 78 1997 - 2023
Honduras 27.34 79 1998 - 2023
Philippines 27.33 80 1997 - 2023
Tajikistan 26.98 81 1997 - 2023
Barbados 26.67 82 1997 - 2023
Benin 26.61 83 1997 - 2023
China 26.54 84 1998 - 2023
Lesotho 26.45 85 1997 - 2023
Uruguay 26.26 86 1997 - 2023
Djibouti 26.15 87 1998 - 2023
Czechia 26 88 1997 - 2023
Chad 25.89 89 1997 - 2023
Turkmenistan 25.6 90 1997 - 2023
Gabon 24.49 91 1997 - 2023
Morocco 24.3 92 1997 - 2023
Bulgaria 24.17 93 1997 - 2023
Israel 24.17 94 1997 - 2023
Mauritania 23.3 95 1997 - 2023
Kenya 23.28 96 1997 - 2023
Ireland 23.13 97 1997 - 2023
Greece 23 98 1997 - 2023
Seychelles 22.86 99 1997 - 2023
Panama 22.54 100 1997 - 2023
Paraguay 22.5 101 1997 - 2023
Slovakia 22 102 1997 - 2023
Laos 21.95 103 1998 - 2023
Indonesia 21.57 104 1997 - 2023
Montenegro 20.99 105 2006 - 2023
Bangladesh 20.86 106 1997 - 2023
Malawi 20.73 107 1997 - 2023
Pakistan 20.47 108 1997 - 2023
Ukraine 20.43 109 1997 - 2023
Bahrain 20 110 2003 - 2023
Guatemala 20 111 1997 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 20 112 1997 - 2023
Mauritius 20 113 1997 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 19.87 114 2003 - 2023
Turkey 19.83 115 1997 - 2023
Togo 19.78 116 1997 - 2023
Somalia 19.71 117 2005 - 2023
Romania 19.09 118 1997 - 2023
South Korea 19.06 119 1997 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 19.05 120 2001 - 2023
Thailand 18.84 121 1997 - 2023
Azerbaijan 18.64 122 1997 - 2023
Madagascar 18.54 123 1997 - 2023
Georgia 18.44 124 1997 - 2023
Kazakhstan 18.37 125 1997 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 18.18 126 1997 - 2023
Bahamas 17.95 127 1997 - 2023
North Korea 17.61 128 1997 - 2023
Brazil 17.54 129 1997 - 2023
Bhutan 17.39 130 1997 - 2023
Swaziland 17.14 131 1997 - 2023
Mongolia 17.11 132 1997 - 2023
Burkina Faso 16.9 133 1997 - 2023
Comoros 16.67 134 1997 - 2023
Libya 16.47 135 2005 - 2023
Russia 16.44 136 1997 - 2023
Tunisia 16.23 137 1997 - 2023
Belize 15.63 138 1997 - 2023
India 15.24 139 1997 - 2023
Zambia 14.97 140 1997 - 2023
R. of Congo 14.57 141 1998 - 2023
Ghana 14.55 142 1997 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 14.55 143 1997 - 2023
Cyprus 14.29 144 1997 - 2023
Micronesia 14.29 145 1997 - 2023
Hungary 14.07 146 1997 - 2023
Ivory Coast 13.73 147 1997 - 2023
Cambodia 13.6 148 1997 - 2023
Malaysia 13.51 149 1997 - 2023
Samoa 12.96 150 1997 - 2023
C.A. Republic 12.86 151 1997 - 2023
DR Congo 12.8 152 2004 - 2023
Jordan 12.31 153 1997 - 2023
Brunei 11.76 154 2016 - 2023
Botswana 11.11 155 1997 - 2023
Saint Lucia 11.11 156 1997 - 2023
Liberia 10.96 157 2000 - 2023
Fiji 10.91 158 1997 - 2023
Syria 10.8 159 1997 - 2023
Japan 10.34 160 1997 - 2023
G.-Bissau 9.8 161 1997 - 2023
Gambia 8.62 162 1997 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 8 163 1998 - 2023
Algeria 7.86 164 1997 - 2023
Tonga 7.14 165 1997 - 2023
Kiribati 6.67 166 1997 - 2023
Lebanon 6.25 167 1997 - 2023
Palau 6.25 168 1997 - 2023
Tuvalu 6.25 169 1997 - 2023
Iran 5.59 170 1997 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 5.56 171 1997 - 2023
Sri Lanka 5.33 172 1997 - 2023
Maldives 4.6 173 1997 - 2023
Qatar 4.44 174 2006 - 2023
Nigeria 3.91 175 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 3.08 176 1997 - 2023
Papua N.G. 2.7 177 1997 - 2023
Vanuatu 1.92 178 1999 - 2023
Oman 0 179 2004 - 2023
Yemen 0 180 1998 - 2023



Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

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1. Rwanda
2. Nicaragua
3. Andorra
4. Mexico
5. UA Emirates
6. Iceland
7. Costa Rica
8. Sweden
9. Bolivia
10. Norway
11. Senegal
12. Finland
13. South Africa
14. Monaco
15. Spain
16. New Zealand
17. Namibia
18. Denmark
19. Mozambique
20. Argentina
21. Ecuador
22. Belgium
23. North Macedonia
24. Cape Verde
25. Ethiopia
26. Austria
27. Belarus
28. Netherlands
29. Peru
30. Moldova
31. Switzerland
32. Australia
33. Burundi
34. France
35. Slovenia
36. Dominica
37. Tanzania
38. Guyana
39. Portugal
40. Albania
41. Armenia
42. Chile
43. Germany
44. Serbia
45. UK
46. Cameroon
47. Uganda
48. Angola
49. Uzbekistan
50. Luxembourg
51. San Marino
52. Nepal
53. Italy
54. Latvia
55. Croatia
56. Grenada
57. Eq. Guinea
58. Zimbabwe
59. Canada
60. Vietnam
61. Guinea
62. Suriname
63. Poland
64. Singapore
65. Iraq
66. USA
67. Colombia
68. Estonia
69. Jamaica
70. Mali
71. Tr.&Tobago
72. Lithuania
73. Sierra Leone
74. Liechtenstein
75. Domin. Rep.
76. Malta
77. Egypt
78. El Salvador
79. Honduras
80. Philippines
81. Tajikistan
82. Barbados
83. Benin
84. China
85. Lesotho
86. Uruguay
87. Djibouti
88. Czechia
89. Chad
90. Turkmenistan
91. Gabon
92. Morocco
93. Bulgaria
94. Israel
95. Mauritania
96. Kenya
97. Ireland
98. Greece
99. Seychelles
100. Panama
101. Paraguay
102. Slovakia
103. Laos
104. Indonesia
105. Montenegro
106. Bangladesh
107. Malawi
108. Pakistan
109. Ukraine
110. Bahrain
111. Guatemala
112. Kyrgyzstan
113. Mauritius
114. Saudi Arabia
115. Turkey
116. Togo
117. Somalia
118. Romania
119. South Korea
120. Bosnia & Herz.
121. Thailand
122. Azerbaijan
123. Madagascar
124. Georgia
125. Kazakhstan
126. St. Vincent & ...
127. Bahamas
128. North Korea
129. Brazil
130. Bhutan
131. Swaziland
132. Mongolia
133. Burkina Faso
134. Comoros
135. Libya
136. Russia
137. Tunisia
138. Belize
139. India
140. Zambia
141. R. of Congo
142. Ghana
143. S.T.&Principe
144. Cyprus
145. Micronesia
146. Hungary
147. Ivory Coast
148. Cambodia
149. Malaysia
150. Samoa
151. C.A. Republic
152. DR Congo
153. Jordan
154. Brunei
155. Botswana
156. Saint Lucia
157. Liberia
158. Fiji
159. Syria
160. Japan
161. G.-Bissau
162. Gambia
163. Solomon Isl.
164. Algeria
165. Tonga
166. Kiribati
167. Lebanon
168. Palau
169. Tuvalu
170. Iran
171. Ant.& Barb.
172. Sri Lanka
173. Maldives
174. Qatar
175. Nigeria
176. Kuwait
177. Papua N.G.
178. Vanuatu
179. Oman
180. Yemen
61.25
51.65
50.00
50.00
50.00
47.62
47.37
46.42
46.15
46.15
46.06
46.00
45.86
45.83
44.29
44.26
44.23
43.58
43.20
43.19
43.07
42.67
42.50
41.67
41.31
40.98
40.00
40.00
38.76
38.61
38.50
38.41
38.21
37.78
37.78
37.50
37.40
36.62
36.09
35.71
35.51
35.48
35.19
34.80
34.62
33.89
33.81
33.64
33.57
33.33
33.33
33.09
32.25
32.00
31.79
31.25
31.00
30.68
30.65
30.26
29.63
29.41
29.35
29.13
29.05
28.97
28.88
28.71
28.57
28.57
28.57
28.37
28.19
28.00
27.89
27.85
27.53
27.38
27.34
27.33
26.98
26.67
26.61
26.54
26.45
26.26
26.15
26.00
25.89
25.60
24.49
24.30
24.17
24.17
23.30
23.28
23.13
23.00
22.86
22.54
22.50
22.00
21.95
21.57
20.99
20.86
20.73
20.47
20.43
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
19.87
19.83
19.78
19.71
19.09
19.06
19.05
18.84
18.64
18.54
18.44
18.37
18.18
17.95
17.61
17.54
17.39
17.14
17.11
16.90
16.67
16.47
16.44
16.23
15.63
15.24
14.97
14.57
14.55
14.55
14.29
14.29
14.07
13.73
13.60
13.51
12.96
12.86
12.80
12.31
11.76
11.11
11.11
10.96
10.91
10.80
10.34
9.80
8.62
8.00
7.86
7.14
6.67
6.25
6.25
6.25
5.59
5.56
5.33
4.60
4.44
3.91
3.08
2.70
1.92
0.00
0.00
0
15.3
30.6
45.9
61.25


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