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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

% · higher is better · 193 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Rwanda63.8%
  2. 2Cuba55.7%
  3. 3Nicaragua54.9%
  4. 4Bolivia50.8%
  5. 5Mexico50.2%
  6. 6United Arab Emirates50%
  7. 6Andorra50%
  8. 7Costa Rica49.1%
  9. 8Iceland46%
  10. 9Australia46%
  11. 10Monaco45.8%
  12. 11New Zealand45.5%
  13. 12Finland45.5%
  14. 13Ecuador45%
  15. 14Sweden45%
  16. 15South Africa44.9%
  17. 16Cabo Verde44.4%
  18. 17Spain44.3%
  19. 18Denmark43.6%
  20. 19Netherlands43.3%
  21. 20Namibia42.3%
  22. 21Ethiopia41.9%
  23. 22Peru41.5%
  24. 23Belgium41.3%
  25. 24Argentina41.2%
  26. 25Senegal41.2%
  27. 26Dominica40.6%
  28. 27United Kingdom40.5%
  29. 28Norway40.2%
  30. 29Burundi39.6%
  31. 30Moldova39.6%
  32. 31Tanzania39.5%
  33. 32North Macedonia39.2%
  34. 33Angola39.1%
  35. 34Switzerland39%
  36. 35Armenia38.3%
  37. 36Mozambique38.3%
  38. 37Uzbekistan38%
  39. 38Dominican Republic37.4%
  40. 39Serbia37.2%
  41. 40France36.2%
  42. 41Guyana36.1%
  43. 42Portugal35.7%
  44. 43Slovenia35.6%
  45. 44Austria35.5%
  46. 45Timor-Leste35.4%
  47. 46San Marino35%
  48. 46Albania35%
  49. 46Luxembourg35%
  50. 47Uganda34.1%
  51. 48Belarus33.9%
  52. 49Cameroon33.9%
  53. 50Chile33.5%
  54. 51Chad33.5%
  55. 52Czechia33.5%
  56. 53Kyrgyz Republic33.3%
  57. 54Croatia33.1%
  58. 55Italy32.8%
  59. 56Germany32.4%
  60. 57South Sudan32.4%
  61. 58Singapore32.3%
  62. 59Venezuela, RB32.1%
  63. 60Liechtenstein32%
  64. 61El Salvador31.7%
  65. 62Viet Nam31.4%
  66. 63Suriname31.4%
  67. 64Uruguay31.3%
  68. 65Poland31.3%
  69. 66St. Kitts and Nevis31.3%
  70. 66Grenada31.3%
  71. 67Latvia31%
  72. 67Equatorial Guinea31%
  73. 68Canada30.3%
  74. 69Jamaica30.2%
  75. 70Zimbabwe30.1%
  76. 71Mali30.1%
  77. 72Honduras29.7%
  78. 73Guinea29.6%
  79. 74Sierra Leone29.5%
  80. 75Colombia29.4%
  81. 76Malta29.1%
  82. 77United States28.9%
  83. 78Estonia28.7%
  84. 79Tajikistan28.6%
  85. 80Lithuania28.4%
  86. 81Philippines28.3%
  87. 82Montenegro27.2%
  88. 83Egypt, Arab Rep.26.8%
  89. 84Barbados26.7%
  90. 85Benin26.6%
  91. 86China26.5%
  92. 87Seychelles26.5%
  93. 88Djibouti26.2%
  94. 89Turkmenistan25.6%
  95. 90Iraq25.5%
  96. 91Mongolia25.4%
  97. 92Ireland25.3%
  98. 93Palau25%
  99. 93Bulgaria25%
  100. 93Lesotho25%
  101. 94Morocco24.3%
  102. 95Israel24.2%
  103. 96Trinidad and Tobago23.8%
  104. 97Paraguay23.8%
  105. 98Kenya23.4%
  106. 99Slovak Republic23.3%
  107. 100Mauritania23.3%
  108. 101Greece22.9%
  109. 102Romania22.4%
  110. 103Lao PDR22%
  111. 104Indonesia21.9%
  112. 105Panama21.7%
  113. 106Eswatini21.6%
  114. 107Gabon21.6%
  115. 108Micronesia, Fed. Sts.21.4%
  116. 108Malawi21.4%
  117. 109Ukraine21.2%
  118. 110Azerbaijan20.8%
  119. 111Korea, Rep.20.3%
  120. 112Guatemala20%
  121. 112Bahrain20%
  122. 113Turkiye19.9%
  123. 114Saudi Arabia19.9%
  124. 115Thailand19.6%
  125. 116Niger19.6%
  126. 117Jordan19.6%
  127. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina19%
  128. 119Somalia, Fed. Rep.19%
  129. 120Bahamas, The18.4%
  130. 121Kazakhstan18.4%
  131. 122Burkina Faso18.3%
  132. 123Comoros18.2%
  133. 124Brazil18.1%
  134. 125Mauritius17.9%
  135. 126Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.6%
  136. 127Pakistan17%
  137. 128Georgia16.8%
  138. 129Libya16.5%
  139. 130Russian Federation16.4%
  140. 131Tunisia15.8%
  141. 132Japan15.7%
  142. 133Hungary15.6%
  143. 134Togo15%
  144. 135Zambia15%
  145. 136Congo, Rep.14.6%
  146. 137Sao Tome and Principe14.5%
  147. 137Ghana14.5%
  148. 138Cyprus14.3%
  149. 139Madagascar14.1%
  150. 140India13.8%
  151. 141Cambodia13.6%
  152. 142Malaysia13.5%
  153. 143Cote d'Ivoire13.4%
  154. 144St. Vincent and the Grenadines13.3%
  155. 145Congo, Dem. Rep.12.8%
  156. 146Belize12.5%
  157. 147Marshall Islands12.1%
  158. 148Brunei Darussalam11.4%
  159. 148Central African Republic11.4%
  160. 149Kiribati11.1%
  161. 150Liberia11%
  162. 151Naoero10.5%
  163. 151St. Lucia10.5%
  164. 152Samoa9.8%
  165. 153Sri Lanka9.8%
  166. 154Fiji9.1%
  167. 155Botswana9%
  168. 156Gambia, The8.6%
  169. 157Algeria7.9%
  170. 158Lebanon6.3%
  171. 159Qatar6.1%
  172. 160Solomon Islands6%
  173. 161Antigua and Barbuda5.6%
  174. 162Syrian Arab Republic4.9%
  175. 163Iran, Islamic Rep.4.9%
  176. 164Bhutan4.3%
  177. 165Nigeria4.2%
  178. 166Tonga3.8%
  179. 167Maldives3.2%
  180. 168Papua New Guinea2.7%
  181. 169Vanuatu1.9%
  182. 170Tuvalu0%
  183. 170Yemen, Rep.0%
  184. 170Oman0%

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)