social2024
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
26.9%
Median: 28.9%
Countries Covered
150
with available data
Highest
Iceland
51.3%
Lowest
Yemen
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland51.3%
2Bolivia50.4%
3Mexico49.7%
4Tunisia48.5%
5Belarus48.2%
By Region
Oceania34.6%(2 countries)
Europe32.9%(30 countries)
South America32.4%(7 countries)
North America29.3%(3 countries)
Other26.3%(81 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (51.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.9%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (30)
South America (7)
North America (3)
Other (81)
Africa (6)
Asia (21)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 51.3% |
| 2 | Bolivia | 50.4% |
| 3 | Mexico | 49.7% |
| 4 | Tunisia | 48.5% |
| 5 | Belarus | 48.2% |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 47.2% |
| 7 | Senegal | 47.2% |
| 8 | Rwanda | 46.2% |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 45.5% |
| 10 | Andorra | 45.0% |
| 11 | Namibia | 44.9% |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44.4% |
| 13 | India | 44.4% |
| 14 | Guyana | 44.4% |
| 15 | Sweden | 44.0% |
| 16 | Argentina | 43.8% |
| 17 | France | 42.3% |
| 18 | Cuba | 42.1% |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 41.8% |
| 20 | Peru | 41.4% |
| 21 | Nepal | 41.3% |
| 22 | Ecuador | 41.1% |
| 23 | Norway | 41.0% |
| 24 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.8% |
| 25 | Spain | 40.6% |
| 26 | Finland | 40.2% |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | 40.0% |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.7% |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 39.6% |
| 30 | Maldives | 39.5% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 39.0% |
| 32 | Belgium | 39.0% |
| 33 | Honduras | 38.9% |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 38.8% |
| 35 | Serbia | 37.6% |
| 36 | South Africa | 37.5% |
| 37 | Denmark | 37.0% |
| 38 | Fiji | 35.8% |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 35.3% |
| 40 | New Zealand | 35.3% |
| 41 | Slovenia | 34.9% |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 34.8% |
| 43 | Australia | 33.9% |
| 44 | Haiti | 33.7% |
| 45 | Chile | 33.6% |
| 46 | Kenya | 33.5% |
| 47 | Netherlands | 33.3% |
| 48 | Burundi | 33.3% |
| 49 | Comoros | 33.3% |
| 50 | Suriname | 33.1% |
| 51 | Montenegro | 32.7% |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.7% |
| 53 | Italy | 32.6% |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.2% |
| 55 | Lithuania | 32.2% |
| 56 | Belize | 32.2% |
| 57 | People's Republic of China | 32.2% |
| 58 | Uruguay | 31.7% |
| 59 | Mauritania | 31.4% |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 31.2% |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.7% |
| 62 | Hungary | 30.5% |
| 63 | Lesotho | 30.5% |
| 64 | Latvia | 30.5% |
| 65 | Poland | 30.4% |
| 66 | El Salvador | 30.4% |
| 67 | South Korea | 30.3% |
| 68 | Germany | 30.3% |
| 69 | Croatia | 30.0% |
| 70 | Ukraine | 29.8% |
| 71 | Estonia | 29.5% |
| 72 | Philippines | 29.3% |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 29.2% |
| 74 | Czech Republic | 29.0% |
| 75 | Vietnam | 29.0% |
| 76 | Djibouti | 28.9% |
| 77 | Armenia | 28.0% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 27.5% |
| 79 | Morocco | 27.2% |
| 80 | Mongolia | 27.2% |
| 81 | Niger | 27.1% |
| 82 | Slovakia | 26.9% |
| 83 | Iraq | 26.7% |
| 84 | Canada | 26.6% |
| 85 | Austria | 25.9% |
| 86 | Mali | 25.3% |
| 87 | Malta | 25.2% |
| 88 | Jordan | 24.9% |
| 89 | Cameroon | 24.5% |
| 90 | Mauritius | 24.4% |
| 91 | Ireland | 23.9% |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.9% |
| 93 | Georgia | 23.7% |
| 94 | Paraguay | 23.6% |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 23.5% |
| 96 | Macao | 23.1% |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 23.0% |
| 98 | Uganda | 22.1% |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 21.9% |
| 100 | Republic of the Congo | 21.3% |
| 101 | State of Palestine | 21.0% |
| 102 | Cambodia | 20.8% |
| 103 | Thailand | 20.6% |
| 104 | Colombia | 19.8% |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.6% |
| 106 | Malaysia | 18.6% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 18.3% |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 18.2% |
| 109 | Algeria | 17.6% |
| 110 | Japan | 17.4% |
| 111 | Israel | 17.1% |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 16.7% |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 16.5% |
| 114 | Cyprus | 16.1% |
| 115 | Guinea | 15.9% |
| 116 | Pakistan | 15.8% |
| 117 | Indonesia | 15.7% |
| 118 | Brazil | 15.7% |
| 119 | Botswana | 14.9% |
| 120 | Malawi | 14.6% |
| 121 | Libya | 14.3% |
| 122 | Eswatini | 14.2% |
| 123 | Romania | 14.1% |
| 124 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.8% |
| 125 | Togo | 13.0% |
| 126 | Bhutan | 12.8% |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 12.7% |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 12.5% |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 12.0% |
| 130 | Guam | 11.5% |
| 131 | Guatemala | 11.5% |
| 132 | Nigeria | 11.1% |
| 133 | Chad | 10.9% |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 10.9% |
| 135 | Türkiye | 10.1% |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 10.1% |
| 137 | Bahrain | 10.0% |
| 138 | Panama | 9.0% |
| 139 | Kiribati | 7.3% |
| 140 | Zambia | 7.1% |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.1% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 5.2% |
| 143 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.1% |
| 144 | Ghana | 4.3% |
| 145 | Lebanon | 4.0% |
| 146 | Benin | 3.5% |
| 147 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.5% |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2% |
| 149 | Oman | 0.8% |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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