economic2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
25.7%
Median: 25.8%
Countries Covered
190
with available data
Highest
Rwanda
63.8%
Lowest
Yemen
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Rwanda63.8%
2Cuba55.7%
3Nicaragua53.8%
4Mexico50.2%
5United Arab Emirates50.0%
By Region
Oceania41.8%(2 countries)
South America33.5%(7 countries)
Europe32.9%(32 countries)
North America32.4%(4 countries)
Africa25.2%(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: 25.7%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (111)
Asia (25)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
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 | 53.8% |
| 4 | Mexico | 50.2% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% |
| 6 | Andorra | 50.0% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 49.1% |
| 8 | Sweden | 46.7% |
| 9 | Bolivia | 46.2% |
| 10 | Iceland | 46.0% |
| 11 | Finland | 46.0% |
| 12 | Monaco | 45.8% |
| 13 | New Zealand | 45.5% |
| 14 | Denmark | 45.3% |
| 15 | South Africa | 44.7% |
| 16 | Norway | 44.4% |
| 17 | Spain | 44.3% |
| 18 | Ecuador | 43.1% |
| 19 | Argentina | 42.4% |
| 20 | Belgium | 41.3% |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 41.3% |
| 22 | Senegal | 41.2% |
| 23 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.8% |
| 24 | Namibia | 40.6% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 40.5% |
| 26 | Angola | 39.5% |
| 27 | Guyana | 39.4% |
| 28 | Mozambique | 39.2% |
| 29 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 39.2% |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 38.9% |
| 31 | Netherlands | 38.7% |
| 32 | Switzerland | 38.5% |
| 33 | Peru | 38.5% |
| 34 | Burundi | 38.2% |
| 35 | Serbia | 38.0% |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% |
| 37 | Australia | 38.0% |
| 38 | Slovenia | 37.8% |
| 39 | Dominica | 37.5% |
| 40 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.4% |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 36.8% |
| 42 | Armenia | 36.4% |
| 43 | Austria | 36.1% |
| 44 | France | 36.0% |
| 45 | Albania | 35.7% |
| 46 | Chile | 35.5% |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 35.4% |
| 48 | Germany | 35.3% |
| 49 | San Marino | 35.0% |
| 50 | Uganda | 33.9% |
| 51 | Cameroon | 33.9% |
| 52 | Belarus | 33.6% |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 33.3% |
| 54 | Croatia | 33.1% |
| 55 | Nepal | 33.1% |
| 56 | Portugal | 32.6% |
| 57 | South Sudan | 32.4% |
| 58 | Italy | 32.3% |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.0% |
| 60 | Latvia | 32.0% |
| 61 | El Salvador | 31.7% |
| 62 | Suriname | 31.4% |
| 63 | Grenada | 31.3% |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.3% |
| 65 | Mali | 30.7% |
| 66 | Canada | 30.7% |
| 67 | Vietnam | 30.6% |
| 68 | Estonia | 29.7% |
| 69 | Guinea | 29.6% |
| 70 | Poland | 29.6% |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% |
| 72 | Colombia | 29.4% |
| 73 | Singapore | 29.3% |
| 74 | Iraq | 28.9% |
| 75 | United States of America | 28.7% |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.6% |
| 77 | Lithuania | 28.4% |
| 78 | Uruguay | 28.3% |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 28.1% |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 28.0% |
| 81 | Malta | 27.8% |
| 82 | Egypt | 27.7% |
| 83 | Jamaica | 27.4% |
| 84 | Honduras | 27.3% |
| 85 | Philippines | 27.3% |
| 86 | Montenegro | 27.2% |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 27.0% |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 27.0% |
| 89 | Barbados | 26.7% |
| 90 | Benin | 26.6% |
| 91 | People's Republic of China | 26.5% |
| 92 | Djibouti | 26.2% |
| 93 | Chad | 26.1% |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 26.0% |
| 95 | Niger | 25.9% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% |
| 97 | Gabon | 25.5% |
| 98 | Mongolia | 25.4% |
| 99 | Ireland | 25.3% |
| 100 | Israel | 25.0% |
| 101 | Lesotho | 25.0% |
| 102 | Palau | 25.0% |
| 103 | Morocco | 24.3% |
| 104 | Paraguay | 23.8% |
| 105 | Mauritania | 23.3% |
| 106 | Kenya | 23.3% |
| 107 | Greece | 23.0% |
| 108 | Georgia | 22.7% |
| 109 | Slovakia | 22.7% |
| 110 | Venezuela | 22.2% |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.7% |
| 113 | Eswatini | 21.6% |
| 114 | Panama | 21.4% |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.1% |
| 116 | Ukraine | 21.1% |
| 117 | Indonesia | 21.0% |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 20.9% |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 20.8% |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% |
| 121 | Malawi | 20.7% |
| 122 | Seychelles | 20.6% |
| 123 | Guatemala | 20.0% |
| 124 | South Korea | 20.0% |
| 125 | Bahrain | 20.0% |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% |
| 127 | Türkiye | 19.9% |
| 128 | Somalia | 19.6% |
| 129 | Jordan | 19.6% |
| 130 | Mauritius | 19.4% |
| 131 | Thailand | 19.4% |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 19.4% |
| 133 | Romania | 19.2% |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0% |
| 135 | Togo | 18.6% |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% |
| 137 | Bahamas | 17.9% |
| 138 | North Korea | 17.6% |
| 139 | Brazil | 17.5% |
| 140 | Pakistan | 17.0% |
| 141 | Comoros | 16.7% |
| 142 | Libya | 16.5% |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 16.4% |
| 144 | Madagascar | 16.0% |
| 145 | Japan | 15.7% |
| 146 | Tunisia | 15.7% |
| 147 | Belize | 15.6% |
| 148 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 15.4% |
| 149 | Myanmar | 15.3% |
| 150 | Zambia | 15.0% |
| 151 | Hungary | 14.6% |
| 152 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% |
| 153 | Ghana | 14.5% |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% |
| 155 | Cyprus | 14.3% |
| 156 | India | 13.7% |
| 157 | Cambodia | 13.6% |
| 158 | Malaysia | 13.5% |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.0% |
| 161 | Samoa | 13.0% |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 12.1% |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.8% |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 11.4% |
| 165 | Kiribati | 11.1% |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 11.1% |
| 167 | Liberia | 11.0% |
| 168 | Nauru | 10.5% |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 10.0% |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.8% |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.6% |
| 172 | Fiji | 9.1% |
| 173 | Botswana | 8.7% |
| 174 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.6% |
| 175 | Algeria | 7.9% |
| 176 | Tonga | 7.1% |
| 177 | Lebanon | 6.3% |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% |
| 180 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.8% |
| 181 | Qatar | 4.4% |
| 182 | Bhutan | 4.3% |
| 183 | Nigeria | 3.9% |
| 184 | Maldives | 3.2% |
| 185 | Kuwait | 3.1% |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 2.0% |
| 188 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.0% |
Showing 190 of 190 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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