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Share of women in parliament

% · higher is better · 174 countries

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  1. 1Rwanda63.8%
  2. 2Cuba55.7%
  3. 3Nicaragua55%
  4. 4Bolivia50.8%
  5. 5Mexico50.2%
  6. 6United Arab Emirates50%
  7. 7Costa Rica49.1%
  8. 8Iceland46%
  9. 8Australia46%
  10. 9New Zealand45.5%
  11. 9Finland45.5%
  12. 10Ecuador45%
  13. 10Sweden45%
  14. 11South Africa44.7%
  15. 12Cabo Verde44.4%
  16. 13Spain44.3%
  17. 14Denmark43.6%
  18. 15Netherlands42.7%
  19. 16Namibia42.3%
  20. 17Taiwan42%
  21. 18Ethiopia41.9%
  22. 19Peru41.5%
  23. 20Argentina41.3%
  24. 20Belgium41.3%
  25. 21Senegal41.2%
  26. 22United Kingdom40.5%
  27. 23Norway40.2%
  28. 24Moldova40%
  29. 25Burundi39.6%
  30. 26North Macedonia39.2%
  31. 27Angola39.1%
  32. 28Switzerland39%
  33. 29Armenia38.3%
  34. 29Mozambique38.3%
  35. 30Uzbekistan38%
  36. 31Tanzania37.8%
  37. 32Dominican Republic37.4%
  38. 33Serbia37.2%
  39. 34Guyana36.9%
  40. 35France36.2%
  41. 36Portugal35.7%
  42. 37Slovenia35.6%
  43. 38Austria35.5%
  44. 39Timor-Leste35.4%
  45. 40Chile35.1%
  46. 41Albania35%
  47. 41Luxembourg35%
  48. 42Uganda34.1%
  49. 43Belarus33.9%
  50. 43Cameroon33.9%
  51. 44Chad33.5%
  52. 44Nepal33.5%
  53. 44Czechia33.5%
  54. 45Croatia33.1%
  55. 46Italy32.8%
  56. 47South Sudan32.4%
  57. 47Germany32.4%
  58. 48Singapore32.3%
  59. 49El Salvador31.7%
  60. 50Viet Nam31.4%
  61. 50Suriname31.4%
  62. 51Uruguay31.3%
  63. 51Poland31.3%
  64. 52Venezuela, RB31.2%
  65. 53Latvia31%
  66. 53Equatorial Guinea31%
  67. 54Canada30.3%
  68. 55Jamaica30.2%
  69. 56Zimbabwe30.1%
  70. 56Mali30.1%
  71. 57Guinea29.6%
  72. 58Sierra Leone29.5%
  73. 59Colombia29.4%
  74. 60Malta29.1%
  75. 61Iraq28.9%
  76. 61United States28.9%
  77. 62Estonia28.7%
  78. 63Tajikistan28.6%
  79. 64Lithuania28.4%
  80. 65Philippines28.3%
  81. 66Egypt, Arab Rep.27.7%
  82. 67Honduras27.3%
  83. 68Montenegro27.2%
  84. 69Barbados26.7%
  85. 70Benin26.6%
  86. 71China26.5%
  87. 71Seychelles26.5%
  88. 72Djibouti26.2%
  89. 73Turkmenistan25.6%
  90. 74Mongolia25.4%
  91. 75Ireland25.3%
  92. 76Lesotho25%
  93. 76Bulgaria25%
  94. 77Morocco24.3%
  95. 78Israel24.2%
  96. 79Paraguay23.8%
  97. 79Trinidad and Tobago23.8%
  98. 80Kenya23.4%
  99. 81Mauritania23.3%
  100. 81Slovak Republic23.3%
  101. 82Greece22.9%
  102. 83Romania22.4%
  103. 84Kyrgyz Republic22.2%
  104. 85Lao PDR22%
  105. 86Indonesia21.9%
  106. 87Panama21.7%
  107. 88Eswatini21.6%
  108. 88Gabon21.6%
  109. 89Malawi21.4%
  110. 90Ukraine21.2%
  111. 91Azerbaijan20.8%
  112. 92Korea, Rep.20.3%
  113. 93Guatemala20%
  114. 93Bahrain20%
  115. 94Turkiye19.9%
  116. 94Saudi Arabia19.9%
  117. 95Thailand19.6%
  118. 95Jordan19.6%
  119. 95Niger19.6%
  120. 96Bosnia and Herzegovina19.1%
  121. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.19%
  122. 98Kazakhstan18.4%
  123. 99Burkina Faso18.3%
  124. 100Comoros18.2%
  125. 101Brazil18.1%
  126. 102Mauritius17.9%
  127. 103Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.6%
  128. 104Pakistan17%
  129. 105Georgia16.8%
  130. 106Libya16.5%
  131. 107Russian Federation16.4%
  132. 108Hong Kong SAR, China16%
  133. 109Tunisia15.8%
  134. 110Japan15.7%
  135. 111Hungary15.6%
  136. 112Togo15%
  137. 112Zambia15%
  138. 113Cyprus14.7%
  139. 114Sao Tome and Principe14.6%
  140. 114Ghana14.6%
  141. 114Congo, Rep.14.6%
  142. 115Madagascar14.1%
  143. 116India13.8%
  144. 117Cambodia13.6%
  145. 118Malaysia13.5%
  146. 119Cote d'Ivoire13.4%
  147. 120Congo, Dem. Rep.12.8%
  148. 121Central African Republic11.4%
  149. 122Liberia11%
  150. 123Sri Lanka9.8%
  151. 124Fiji9.1%
  152. 125Botswana9%
  153. 126Gambia, The8.6%
  154. 127Algeria7.9%
  155. 128Lebanon6.3%
  156. 129Qatar6.1%
  157. 130Solomon Islands6%
  158. 131Iran, Islamic Rep.4.9%
  159. 132Bhutan4.3%
  160. 133Nigeria4.2%
  161. 134Maldives3.2%
  162. 135Papua New Guinea2.7%
  163. 136Vanuatu1.9%
  164. 137Yemen, Rep.0%
  165. 137Oman0%

Share of women in parliament

Share of women in parliament by country 2025 | worldgovdata