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Share of women in parliament
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
26.5%
Median: 26.6%
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Rwanda
63.8%
Lowest
Yemen
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Rwanda63.8%
2Cuba55.7%
3Nicaragua55.0%
4Bolivia50.8%
5Mexico50.2%
By Region
Oceania45.8%(2 countries)
South America34.5%(7 countries)
Europe33.3%(32 countries)
North America32.4%(4 countries)
Africa25.3%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (63.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.5%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (93)
Asia (27)
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 2025; 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 | Rwanda | 63.8% |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 55.0% |
| 4 | Bolivia | 50.8% |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 49.1% |
| 8 | Iceland | 46.0% |
| 9 | Australia | 46.0% |
| 10 | Finland | 45.5% |
| 11 | New Zealand | 45.5% |
| 12 | Ecuador | 45.0% |
| 13 | Sweden | 45.0% |
| 14 | South Africa | 44.7% |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 44.4% |
| 16 | Spain | 44.3% |
| 17 | Denmark | 43.6% |
| 18 | Netherlands | 42.7% |
| 19 | Namibia | 42.3% |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 42.0% |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 41.9% |
| 22 | Peru | 41.5% |
| 23 | Argentina | 41.3% |
| 24 | Belgium | 41.3% |
| 25 | Senegal | 41.2% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 40.5% |
| 27 | Norway | 40.2% |
| 28 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.0% |
| 29 | Burundi | 39.6% |
| 30 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 39.2% |
| 31 | Angola | 39.1% |
| 32 | Switzerland | 39.0% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 38.3% |
| 34 | Armenia | 38.3% |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.8% |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 37.4% |
| 38 | Serbia | 37.2% |
| 39 | Guyana | 36.9% |
| 40 | France | 36.2% |
| 41 | Portugal | 35.7% |
| 42 | Slovenia | 35.6% |
| 43 | Austria | 35.5% |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 35.4% |
| 45 | Chile | 35.1% |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 35.0% |
| 47 | Albania | 35.0% |
| 48 | Uganda | 34.1% |
| 49 | Belarus | 33.9% |
| 50 | Cameroon | 33.9% |
| 51 | Chad | 33.5% |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 33.5% |
| 53 | Nepal | 33.5% |
| 54 | Croatia | 33.1% |
| 55 | Italy | 32.8% |
| 56 | Germany | 32.4% |
| 57 | South Sudan | 32.4% |
| 58 | Singapore | 32.3% |
| 59 | El Salvador | 31.7% |
| 60 | Vietnam | 31.4% |
| 61 | Suriname | 31.4% |
| 62 | Poland | 31.3% |
| 63 | Uruguay | 31.3% |
| 64 | Venezuela | 31.2% |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.0% |
| 66 | Latvia | 31.0% |
| 67 | Canada | 30.3% |
| 68 | Jamaica | 30.2% |
| 69 | Mali | 30.1% |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% |
| 71 | Guinea | 29.6% |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% |
| 73 | Colombia | 29.4% |
| 74 | Malta | 29.1% |
| 75 | Iraq | 28.9% |
| 76 | United States of America | 28.9% |
| 77 | Estonia | 28.7% |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 28.6% |
| 79 | Lithuania | 28.4% |
| 80 | Philippines | 28.3% |
| 81 | Egypt | 27.7% |
| 82 | Sudan | 27.7% |
| 83 | Honduras | 27.3% |
| 84 | Montenegro | 27.2% |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 27.0% |
| 86 | Barbados | 26.7% |
| 87 | Benin | 26.6% |
| 88 | People's Republic of China | 26.5% |
| 89 | Seychelles | 26.5% |
| 90 | Djibouti | 26.2% |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% |
| 92 | Mongolia | 25.4% |
| 93 | Ireland | 25.3% |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 25.0% |
| 95 | Lesotho | 25.0% |
| 96 | Morocco | 24.3% |
| 97 | Israel | 24.2% |
| 98 | Paraguay | 23.8% |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% |
| 100 | Kenya | 23.4% |
| 101 | Mauritania | 23.3% |
| 102 | Slovakia | 23.3% |
| 103 | Greece | 22.9% |
| 104 | Romania | 22.4% |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% |
| 106 | Eritrea | 22.0% |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% |
| 108 | Indonesia | 21.9% |
| 109 | Panama | 21.7% |
| 110 | Gabon | 21.6% |
| 111 | Eswatini | 21.6% |
| 112 | Malawi | 21.4% |
| 113 | Ukraine | 21.2% |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 20.9% |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% |
| 116 | South Korea | 20.3% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 20.0% |
| 118 | Bahrain | 20.0% |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% |
| 120 | Türkiye | 19.9% |
| 121 | Jordan | 19.6% |
| 122 | Niger | 19.6% |
| 123 | Thailand | 19.6% |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.1% |
| 125 | Somalia | 19.0% |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% |
| 128 | Comoros | 18.2% |
| 129 | Brazil | 18.1% |
| 130 | Mauritius | 17.9% |
| 131 | North Korea | 17.6% |
| 132 | Pakistan | 17.0% |
| 133 | Myanmar | 16.8% |
| 134 | Georgia | 16.8% |
| 135 | Libya | 16.5% |
| 136 | Russian Federation | 16.4% |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 16.0% |
| 138 | Tunisia | 15.8% |
| 139 | Japan | 15.7% |
| 140 | Hungary | 15.6% |
| 141 | Togo | 15.0% |
| 142 | Zambia | 15.0% |
| 143 | Cyprus | 14.7% |
| 144 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% |
| 145 | Ghana | 14.6% |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.6% |
| 147 | Madagascar | 14.1% |
| 148 | India | 13.8% |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.7% |
| 150 | Cambodia | 13.6% |
| 151 | Malaysia | 13.5% |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.8% |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 11.4% |
| 155 | Liberia | 11.0% |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.8% |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% |
| 158 | Fiji | 9.1% |
| 159 | Botswana | 9.0% |
| 160 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.6% |
| 161 | Algeria | 7.9% |
| 162 | Lebanon | 6.3% |
| 163 | Qatar | 6.1% |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% |
| 165 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.9% |
| 166 | Bhutan | 4.3% |
| 167 | Nigeria | 4.2% |
| 168 | Maldives | 3.2% |
| 169 | Haiti | 3.0% |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% |
| 171 | Kuwait | 2.0% |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 1.9% |
| 173 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 174 | Yemen | 0.0% |
Showing 174 of 174 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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