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Women in parliament by country 2025 | worldgovdata
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Women in parliament
World Bank (WDI)
% seats
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193 countries · 1997–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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Country
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Value
↕
1
Rwanda
63.8%
2
Cuba
55.7%
3
Nicaragua
54.9%
4
Bolivia
50.8%
5
Mexico
50.2%
6
Andorra
50%
7
United Arab Emirates
50%
8
Costa Rica
49.1%
9
Iceland
46%
10
Australia
46%
11
Monaco
45.8%
12
New Zealand
45.5%
13
Finland
45.5%
14
Ecuador
45%
15
Sweden
45%
16
South Africa
44.9%
17
Cabo Verde
44.4%
18
Spain
44.3%
19
Denmark
43.6%
20
Netherlands
43.3%
21
Namibia
42.3%
22
Ethiopia
41.9%
23
Peru
41.5%
24
Belgium
41.3%
25
Argentina
41.2%
26
Senegal
41.2%
27
Dominica
40.6%
28
United Kingdom
40.5%
29
Norway
40.2%
30
Burundi
39.6%
31
Moldova
39.6%
32
Tanzania
39.5%
33
North Macedonia
39.2%
34
Angola
39.1%
35
Switzerland
39%
36
Armenia
38.3%
37
Mozambique
38.3%
38
Uzbekistan
38%
39
Dominican Republic
37.4%
40
Serbia
37.2%
41
France
36.2%
42
Guyana
36.1%
43
Portugal
35.7%
44
Slovenia
35.6%
45
Austria
35.5%
46
Timor-Leste
35.4%
47
Luxembourg
35%
48
Albania
35%
49
San Marino
35%
50
Uganda
34.1%
51
Belarus
33.9%
52
Cameroon
33.9%
53
Chile
33.5%
54
Chad
33.5%
55
Czechia
33.5%
56
Kyrgyz Republic
33.3%
57
Croatia
33.1%
58
Italy
32.8%
59
Germany
32.4%
60
South Sudan
32.4%
61
Singapore
32.3%
62
Venezuela, RB
32.1%
63
Liechtenstein
32%
64
El Salvador
31.7%
65
Viet Nam
31.4%
66
Suriname
31.4%
67
Uruguay
31.3%
68
Poland
31.3%
69
Grenada
31.3%
70
St. Kitts and Nevis
31.3%
71
Latvia
31%
72
Equatorial Guinea
31%
73
Canada
30.3%
74
Jamaica
30.2%
75
Zimbabwe
30.1%
76
Mali
30.1%
77
Honduras
29.7%
78
Guinea
29.6%
79
Sierra Leone
29.5%
80
Colombia
29.4%
81
Malta
29.1%
82
United States
28.9%
83
Estonia
28.7%
84
Tajikistan
28.6%
85
Lithuania
28.4%
86
Philippines
28.3%
87
Montenegro
27.2%
88
Egypt, Arab Rep.
26.8%
89
Barbados
26.7%
90
Benin
26.6%
91
China
26.5%
92
Seychelles
26.5%
93
Djibouti
26.2%
94
Turkmenistan
25.6%
95
Iraq
25.5%
96
Mongolia
25.4%
97
Ireland
25.3%
98
Lesotho
25%
99
Palau
25%
100
Bulgaria
25%
101
Morocco
24.3%
102
Israel
24.2%
103
Trinidad and Tobago
23.8%
104
Paraguay
23.8%
105
Kenya
23.4%
106
Slovak Republic
23.3%
107
Mauritania
23.3%
108
Greece
22.9%
109
Romania
22.4%
110
Lao PDR
22%
111
Indonesia
21.9%
112
Panama
21.7%
113
Eswatini
21.6%
114
Gabon
21.6%
115
Malawi
21.4%
116
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
21.4%
117
Ukraine
21.2%
118
Azerbaijan
20.8%
119
Korea, Rep.
20.3%
120
Guatemala
20%
121
Bahrain
20%
122
Turkiye
19.9%
123
Saudi Arabia
19.9%
124
Thailand
19.6%
125
Niger
19.6%
126
Jordan
19.6%
127
Bosnia and Herzegovina
19%
128
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
19%
129
Bahamas, The
18.4%
130
Kazakhstan
18.4%
131
Burkina Faso
18.3%
132
Comoros
18.2%
133
Brazil
18.1%
134
Mauritius
17.9%
135
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
17.6%
136
Pakistan
17%
137
Georgia
16.8%
138
Libya
16.5%
139
Russian Federation
16.4%
140
Tunisia
15.8%
141
Japan
15.7%
142
Hungary
15.6%
143
Togo
15%
144
Zambia
15%
145
Congo, Rep.
14.6%
146
Sao Tome and Principe
14.5%
147
Ghana
14.5%
148
Cyprus
14.3%
149
Madagascar
14.1%
150
India
13.8%
151
Cambodia
13.6%
152
Malaysia
13.5%
153
Cote d'Ivoire
13.4%
154
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
13.3%
155
Congo, Dem. Rep.
12.8%
156
Belize
12.5%
157
Marshall Islands
12.1%
158
Brunei Darussalam
11.4%
159
Central African Republic
11.4%
160
Kiribati
11.1%
161
Liberia
11%
162
St. Lucia
10.5%
163
Naoero
10.5%
164
Samoa
9.8%
165
Sri Lanka
9.8%
166
Fiji
9.1%
167
Botswana
9%
168
Gambia, The
8.6%
169
Algeria
7.9%
170
Lebanon
6.3%
171
Qatar
6.1%
172
Solomon Islands
6%
173
Antigua and Barbuda
5.6%
174
Syrian Arab Republic
4.9%
175
Iran, Islamic Rep.
4.9%
176
Bhutan
4.3%
177
Nigeria
4.2%
178
Tonga
3.8%
179
Maldives
3.2%
180
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
181
Vanuatu
1.9%
182
Yemen, Rep.
0%
183
Oman
0%
184
Tuvalu
0%
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