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Women in upper house (%)

% seats · higher is better · 85 countries

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  1. 1Bolivia58.3%
  2. 2Australia56.6%
  3. 3Canada55.1%
  4. 4St. Lucia54.6%
  5. 5Belgium52.5%
  6. 6Mexico50.8%
  7. 7Eswatini46.7%
  8. 8Rwanda46.2%
  9. 8Burundi46.2%
  10. 9Argentina45.8%
  11. 10Ireland45%
  12. 11Zimbabwe44.3%
  13. 12Antigua and Barbuda43.8%
  14. 13Netherlands42.7%
  15. 14Spain42.3%
  16. 15South Africa38.9%
  17. 16Nepal38.6%
  18. 17France38.5%
  19. 18Austria38.3%
  20. 19Jamaica38.1%
  21. 20Bahamas, The37.5%
  22. 21Italy36.6%
  23. 22United Kingdom36.4%
  24. 23Chad36.2%
  25. 24Belize35.7%
  26. 25Germany34.8%
  27. 26Barbados33.3%
  28. 27Cameroon33%
  29. 28Switzerland32.6%
  30. 29Tajikistan32.3%
  31. 30South Sudan32.1%
  32. 30Belarus32.1%
  33. 31Chile32%
  34. 32Congo, Rep.31.9%
  35. 33Kenya31.3%
  36. 34Grenada30.8%
  37. 35Japan29.8%
  38. 36Ethiopia29.7%
  39. 37Uzbekistan27.1%
  40. 38Peru26.7%
  41. 39United States26%
  42. 40Somalia, Fed. Rep.25.9%
  43. 41Trinidad and Tobago25.8%
  44. 41Uruguay25.8%
  45. 42Togo25.4%
  46. 43Bahrain25%
  47. 44Equatorial Guinea24.6%
  48. 45Cote d'Ivoire24.5%
  49. 46Gabon24.3%
  50. 47Thailand22.5%
  51. 48Czechia21.3%
  52. 49Lesotho21.2%
  53. 50Romania21.1%
  54. 51Philippines20.8%
  55. 52Oman20.7%
  56. 53Kazakhstan20%
  57. 53Poland20%
  58. 53Paraguay20%
  59. 54Russian Federation19.5%
  60. 55Cambodia19.4%
  61. 56Pakistan18.8%
  62. 57Brazil18.5%
  63. 58Slovenia17.5%
  64. 59Malaysia17.2%
  65. 60Namibia16.7%
  66. 61India15.7%
  67. 62Congo, Dem. Rep.15.6%
  68. 63Jordan14.5%
  69. 64Palau13.3%
  70. 65Tunisia13%
  71. 66Dominican Republic12.5%
  72. 67Bhutan12%
  73. 68Morocco11.7%
  74. 69Egypt, Arab Rep.10.7%
  75. 70Liberia10%
  76. 71Nigeria3.7%
  77. 72Algeria2.4%
  78. 73Yemen, Rep.1.1%
  79. 74Bosnia and Herzegovina0%

Women in upper house (%)