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Women in upper house (count)

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League table

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  1. 1United Kingdom274
  2. 2France134
  3. 3Spain112
  4. 4Italy75
  5. 5Japan74
  6. 6Mexico65
  7. 7Canada54
  8. 8Thailand45
  9. 9Ethiopia43
  10. 9Australia43
  11. 10India38
  12. 11Zimbabwe35
  13. 12Argentina33
  14. 12Cameroon33
  15. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.32
  16. 13Russian Federation32
  17. 13Netherlands32
  18. 14Belgium31
  19. 15Romania28
  20. 16South Sudan27
  21. 16Ireland27
  22. 17United States26
  23. 18Chad25
  24. 19Cote d'Ivoire24
  25. 19Germany24
  26. 20Austria23
  27. 20Congo, Rep.23
  28. 21Nepal22
  29. 22Kenya21
  30. 22South Africa21
  31. 22Bolivia21
  32. 23Poland20
  33. 24Oman18
  34. 24Belarus18
  35. 24Pakistan18
  36. 25Gabon17
  37. 25Congo, Dem. Rep.17
  38. 25Czechia17
  39. 25Equatorial Guinea17
  40. 26Uzbekistan16
  41. 26Chile16
  42. 26Peru16
  43. 27Togo15
  44. 27Brazil15
  45. 27Switzerland15
  46. 28Morocco14
  47. 28Somalia, Fed. Rep.14
  48. 28Eswatini14
  49. 29Rwanda12
  50. 29Cambodia12
  51. 30Malaysia10
  52. 30Kazakhstan10
  53. 30Tajikistan10
  54. 30Jordan10
  55. 30Tunisia10
  56. 30Bahrain10
  57. 31Paraguay9
  58. 32Uruguay8
  59. 32Jamaica8
  60. 32Trinidad and Tobago8
  61. 33Namibia7
  62. 33Lesotho7
  63. 33Slovenia7
  64. 33Barbados7
  65. 33Antigua and Barbuda7
  66. 34Burundi6
  67. 34St. Lucia6
  68. 34Bahamas, The6
  69. 35Belize5
  70. 35Philippines5
  71. 36Dominican Republic4
  72. 36Grenada4
  73. 36Nigeria4
  74. 36Algeria4
  75. 37Bhutan3
  76. 37Liberia3
  77. 38Palau2
  78. 39Yemen, Rep.1
  79. 40Madagascar0
  80. 40Bosnia and Herzegovina0

Women in upper house (count)