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Women in lower/single house (%)

% seats · higher is better · 192 countries

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  1. 1Rwanda63.8%
  2. 2Cuba57.2%
  3. 3Nicaragua56%
  4. 4Costa Rica52.6%
  5. 5Bolivia50.8%
  6. 6Mexico50.4%
  7. 7United Arab Emirates50%
  8. 7Andorra50%
  9. 8Denmark48%
  10. 9Cabo Verde47.2%
  11. 10New Zealand46.3%
  12. 11Iceland46%
  13. 11Australia46%
  14. 12Monaco45.8%
  15. 13Finland45.5%
  16. 14South Africa45.3%
  17. 15Sweden44.7%
  18. 16Spain44%
  19. 17Netherlands43.3%
  20. 18Ecuador43.1%
  21. 19Norway42.6%
  22. 20Namibia42.3%
  23. 21Peru41.5%
  24. 22Angola41.4%
  25. 23Senegal41.2%
  26. 24Switzerland41%
  27. 25Argentina40.9%
  28. 25United Kingdom40.9%
  29. 26Belgium40.7%
  30. 27Dominica40.6%
  31. 28Burundi39.6%
  32. 28Moldova39.6%
  33. 29North Macedonia39.2%
  34. 29Uzbekistan39.2%
  35. 30Mozambique38%
  36. 31Tanzania37.6%
  37. 31Serbia37.6%
  38. 32Dominican Republic37.4%
  39. 33Latvia37%
  40. 34Slovenia36.7%
  41. 35Portugal36.5%
  42. 36France36.2%
  43. 37Guyana36.1%
  44. 38Timor-Leste35.4%
  45. 38Uganda35.4%
  46. 39San Marino35%
  47. 39Luxembourg35%
  48. 39Austria35%
  49. 40Nepal34.9%
  50. 41Chile34.8%
  51. 42Albania34.3%
  52. 43Malta34.2%
  53. 44Belarus33.9%
  54. 44Cameroon33.9%
  55. 45Chad33.5%
  56. 45Czechia33.5%
  57. 46Kyrgyz Republic33.3%
  58. 47Italy32.8%
  59. 48Croatia32.7%
  60. 49Germany32.5%
  61. 50South Sudan32.4%
  62. 51Singapore32.3%
  63. 52Liechtenstein32%
  64. 53El Salvador31.7%
  65. 54Poland31.5%
  66. 55Suriname31.4%
  67. 56St. Kitts and Nevis31.3%
  68. 56Grenada31.3%
  69. 57Equatorial Guinea31%
  70. 58Canada30.6%
  71. 59St. Vincent and the Grenadines30.4%
  72. 60Uruguay30.3%
  73. 61Jamaica30.2%
  74. 62Mali30.1%
  75. 62Zimbabwe30.1%
  76. 63Viet Nam30%
  77. 64Lao PDR29.7%
  78. 64Estonia29.7%
  79. 64Honduras29.7%
  80. 65Tajikistan29%
  81. 65Barbados29%
  82. 66United States28.8%
  83. 67Lithuania28.4%
  84. 68Philippines28.3%
  85. 69Sierra Leone28.2%
  86. 70Guinea27.9%
  87. 71Montenegro27.2%
  88. 72Hungary27.1%
  89. 73Egypt, Arab Rep.26.9%
  90. 74Seychelles26.5%
  91. 74China26.5%
  92. 75Djibouti26.2%
  93. 76Israel25.8%
  94. 77Benin25.7%
  95. 78Iraq25.5%
  96. 79Turkmenistan25.4%
  97. 79Mongolia25.4%
  98. 80Ireland25%
  99. 80Lesotho25%
  100. 80Palau25%
  101. 81Morocco24.3%
  102. 82Greece23.9%
  103. 83Trinidad and Tobago23.8%
  104. 83Paraguay23.8%
  105. 83Bulgaria23.8%
  106. 84Mauritania23.3%
  107. 85Kenya23%
  108. 86Romania22.7%
  109. 87Indonesia22.2%
  110. 88Slovak Republic22%
  111. 89Panama21.7%
  112. 89Pakistan21.7%
  113. 90Togo21.6%
  114. 90Gabon21.6%
  115. 90Malawi21.6%
  116. 91Micronesia, Fed. Sts.21.4%
  117. 92Korea, Rep.21.3%
  118. 93Ukraine21.1%
  119. 94Azerbaijan20.8%
  120. 95Eswatini20.3%
  121. 96Guatemala20%
  122. 96Bahrain20%
  123. 97Turkiye19.9%
  124. 97Saudi Arabia19.9%
  125. 98Thailand19.8%
  126. 99Cyprus19.6%
  127. 99Jordan19.6%
  128. 99Niger19.6%
  129. 100Bahamas, The19.5%
  130. 101Bosnia and Herzegovina19.1%
  131. 102Somalia, Fed. Rep.19%
  132. 102Burkina Faso19%
  133. 103Comoros18.2%
  134. 104Mauritius17.9%
  135. 104Russian Federation17.9%
  136. 105Kazakhstan17.4%
  137. 106Brazil17.2%
  138. 107Georgia16.8%
  139. 108Libya16.5%
  140. 109Bangladesh16.4%
  141. 110Madagascar16%
  142. 111Tunisia15.8%
  143. 112Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15.7%
  144. 113Zambia15%
  145. 114Cote d'Ivoire14.9%
  146. 115Sao Tome and Principe14.6%
  147. 115Congo, Rep.14.6%
  148. 115Japan14.6%
  149. 116Ghana14.5%
  150. 117India13.8%
  151. 118Malaysia13.6%
  152. 118Cambodia13.6%
  153. 119Congo, Dem. Rep.12.8%
  154. 120Belize12.5%
  155. 121Marshall Islands12.1%
  156. 122Brunei Darussalam11.4%
  157. 122Central African Republic11.4%
  158. 123Antigua and Barbuda11.1%
  159. 123Kiribati11.1%
  160. 124Liberia11%
  161. 125Naoero10.5%
  162. 125St. Lucia10.5%
  163. 126Sri Lanka9.8%
  164. 126Samoa9.8%
  165. 127Fiji9.1%
  166. 128Botswana9%
  167. 129Gambia, The8.6%
  168. 130Algeria7.9%
  169. 131Lebanon6.3%
  170. 132Qatar6.1%
  171. 133Solomon Islands6%
  172. 134Syrian Arab Republic5.1%
  173. 135Iran, Islamic Rep.4.9%
  174. 136Bhutan4.3%
  175. 137Nigeria4.2%
  176. 138Tonga3.7%
  177. 139Maldives3.2%
  178. 140Papua New Guinea2.7%
  179. 141Vanuatu1.9%
  180. 142Tuvalu0%
  181. 142Oman0%
  182. 142Yemen, Rep.0%

Women in lower/single house (%)