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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Compare proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) across 184 countries using the latest fixed-year World Bank WDI observations for 2025.
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Key Insights
Global Average
26.2%
Median: 26.3%
Countries Covered
184
with available data
Highest
Rwanda
63.8%
Lowest
Yemen
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Rwanda63.8%
2Cuba55.7%
3Nicaragua54.9%
4Bolivia50.8%
5Mexico50.2%
By Region
Oceania45.8%(2 countries)
South America34.3%(7 countries)
Europe33.3%(32 countries)
North America32.4%(4 countries)
Africa25.2%(9 countries)
Key Findings
- •184 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Rwanda has the highest published value (63.75 %).
- •Oman has the lowest published value (0 %).
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: 26.2%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (108)
Asia (22)
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
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Values use one fixed 2025 reference year from World Development Indicators series SG.GEN.PARL.ZS. MapTheory excludes aggregates, missing/non-finite values, and geographies without an ISO 3166-1 numeric mapping; it does not interpolate missing countries.
Methodology
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.8% |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 54.9% |
| 4 | Bolivia | 50.8% |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% |
| 7 | Andorra | 50.0% |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 49.1% |
| 9 | Iceland | 46.0% |
| 10 | Australia | 46.0% |
| 11 | Monaco | 45.8% |
| 12 | New Zealand | 45.5% |
| 13 | Finland | 45.5% |
| 14 | Ecuador | 45.0% |
| 15 | Sweden | 45.0% |
| 16 | South Africa | 44.9% |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 44.4% |
| 18 | Spain | 44.3% |
| 19 | Denmark | 43.6% |
| 20 | Netherlands | 43.3% |
| 21 | Namibia | 42.3% |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 41.9% |
| 23 | Peru | 41.5% |
| 24 | Belgium | 41.3% |
| 25 | Argentina | 41.2% |
| 26 | Senegal | 41.2% |
| 27 | Dominica | 40.6% |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 40.5% |
| 29 | Norway | 40.2% |
| 30 | Burundi | 39.6% |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 39.6% |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 39.5% |
| 33 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 39.2% |
| 34 | Angola | 39.1% |
| 35 | Switzerland | 39.0% |
| 36 | Armenia | 38.3% |
| 37 | Mozambique | 38.3% |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 37.4% |
| 40 | Serbia | 37.2% |
| 41 | France | 36.2% |
| 42 | Guyana | 36.1% |
| 43 | Portugal | 35.7% |
| 44 | Slovenia | 35.6% |
| 45 | Austria | 35.5% |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 35.4% |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 35.0% |
| 48 | San Marino | 35.0% |
| 49 | Albania | 35.0% |
| 50 | Uganda | 34.1% |
| 51 | Belarus | 33.9% |
| 52 | Cameroon | 33.9% |
| 53 | Chile | 33.5% |
| 54 | Chad | 33.5% |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 33.5% |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.3% |
| 57 | Croatia | 33.1% |
| 58 | Italy | 32.8% |
| 59 | Germany | 32.4% |
| 60 | South Sudan | 32.4% |
| 61 | Singapore | 32.3% |
| 62 | Venezuela | 32.1% |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 32.0% |
| 64 | El Salvador | 31.7% |
| 65 | Vietnam | 31.4% |
| 66 | Suriname | 31.4% |
| 67 | Uruguay | 31.3% |
| 68 | Poland | 31.3% |
| 69 | Grenada | 31.3% |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.3% |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.0% |
| 72 | Latvia | 31.0% |
| 73 | Canada | 30.3% |
| 74 | Jamaica | 30.2% |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% |
| 76 | Mali | 30.1% |
| 77 | Honduras | 29.7% |
| 78 | Guinea | 29.6% |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% |
| 80 | Colombia | 29.4% |
| 81 | Malta | 29.1% |
| 82 | United States of America | 28.9% |
| 83 | Estonia | 28.7% |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 28.6% |
| 85 | Lithuania | 28.4% |
| 86 | Philippines | 28.3% |
| 87 | Montenegro | 27.2% |
| 88 | Egypt | 26.8% |
| 89 | Barbados | 26.7% |
| 90 | Benin | 26.6% |
| 91 | People's Republic of China | 26.5% |
| 92 | Seychelles | 26.5% |
| 93 | Djibouti | 26.2% |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% |
| 95 | Iraq | 25.5% |
| 96 | Mongolia | 25.4% |
| 97 | Ireland | 25.3% |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 25.0% |
| 99 | Lesotho | 25.0% |
| 100 | Palau | 25.0% |
| 101 | Morocco | 24.3% |
| 102 | Israel | 24.2% |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% |
| 104 | Paraguay | 23.8% |
| 105 | Kenya | 23.4% |
| 106 | Slovakia | 23.3% |
| 107 | Mauritania | 23.3% |
| 108 | Greece | 22.9% |
| 109 | Romania | 22.4% |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% |
| 111 | Indonesia | 21.9% |
| 112 | Panama | 21.7% |
| 113 | Eswatini | 21.6% |
| 114 | Gabon | 21.6% |
| 115 | Malawi | 21.4% |
| 116 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.4% |
| 117 | Ukraine | 21.2% |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% |
| 119 | South Korea | 20.3% |
| 120 | Guatemala | 20.0% |
| 121 | Bahrain | 20.0% |
| 122 | Türkiye | 19.9% |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% |
| 124 | Thailand | 19.6% |
| 125 | Niger | 19.6% |
| 126 | Jordan | 19.6% |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0% |
| 128 | Somalia | 19.0% |
| 129 | Bahamas | 18.4% |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% |
| 132 | Comoros | 18.2% |
| 133 | Brazil | 18.1% |
| 134 | Mauritius | 17.9% |
| 135 | North Korea | 17.6% |
| 136 | Pakistan | 17.0% |
| 137 | Georgia | 16.8% |
| 138 | Libya | 16.5% |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 16.4% |
| 140 | Tunisia | 15.8% |
| 141 | Japan | 15.7% |
| 142 | Hungary | 15.6% |
| 143 | Togo | 15.0% |
| 144 | Zambia | 15.0% |
| 145 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% |
| 146 | Ghana | 14.5% |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% |
| 148 | Cyprus | 14.3% |
| 149 | Madagascar | 14.1% |
| 150 | India | 13.8% |
| 151 | Cambodia | 13.6% |
| 152 | Malaysia | 13.5% |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.8% |
| 156 | Belize | 12.5% |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 12.1% |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 11.4% |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.4% |
| 160 | Kiribati | 11.1% |
| 161 | Liberia | 11.0% |
| 162 | Nauru | 10.5% |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 10.5% |
| 164 | Samoa | 9.8% |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% |
| 166 | Fiji | 9.1% |
| 167 | Botswana | 9.0% |
| 168 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.6% |
| 169 | Algeria | 7.9% |
| 170 | Lebanon | 6.3% |
| 171 | Qatar | 6.1% |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9% |
| 175 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.9% |
| 176 | Bhutan | 4.3% |
| 177 | Nigeria | 4.2% |
| 178 | Tonga | 3.8% |
| 179 | Maldives | 3.2% |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 1.9% |
| 182 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 184 | Yemen | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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