social2025
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
25.8% of single or lower chamber seats
Median: 25.6% of single or lower chamber seats
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Rwanda
63.8% of single or lower chamber seats
Lowest
Yemen
0.0% of single or lower chamber seats
Top 5 Countries
1Rwanda63.8% of single or lower chamber seats
2Cuba55.7% of single or lower chamber seats
3Nicaragua54.9% of single or lower chamber seats
4Bolivia50.8% of single or lower chamber seats
5Mexico50.2% of single or lower chamber seats
By Region
Oceania45.8% of single or lower chamber seats(2 countries)
South America34.3% of single or lower chamber seats(7 countries)
Europe33.3% of single or lower chamber seats(32 countries)
North America32.4% of single or lower chamber seats(4 countries)
Africa25.2% of single or lower chamber seats(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% of single or lower chamber seats)High (63.8% of single or lower chamber seats)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.8% of single or lower chamber seats)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (114)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 54.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 4 | Bolivia | 50.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 7 | Andorra | 50.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 49.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 9 | Iceland | 46.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 10 | Australia | 46.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 11 | Monaco | 45.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 12 | New Zealand | 45.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 13 | Finland | 45.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 14 | Ecuador | 45.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 15 | Sweden | 45.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 16 | South Africa | 44.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 44.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 18 | Spain | 44.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 19 | Denmark | 43.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 20 | Netherlands | 43.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 21 | Namibia | 42.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 41.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 23 | Peru | 41.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 24 | Belgium | 41.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 25 | Argentina | 41.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 26 | Senegal | 41.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 27 | Dominica | 40.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 40.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 29 | Norway | 40.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 30 | Burundi | 39.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 39.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 39.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 33 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 39.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 34 | Angola | 39.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 35 | Switzerland | 39.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 36 | Armenia | 38.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 37 | Mozambique | 38.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 37.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 40 | Serbia | 37.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 41 | France | 36.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 42 | Guyana | 36.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 43 | Portugal | 35.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 44 | Slovenia | 35.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 45 | Austria | 35.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 35.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 35.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 48 | San Marino | 35.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 49 | Albania | 35.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 50 | Uganda | 34.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 51 | Belarus | 33.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 52 | Cameroon | 33.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 53 | Chile | 33.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 54 | Chad | 33.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 33.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 57 | Croatia | 33.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 58 | Nepal | 33.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 59 | Italy | 32.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 60 | Germany | 32.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 61 | South Sudan | 32.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 62 | Singapore | 32.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 63 | Venezuela | 32.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 64 | Liechtenstein | 32.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 65 | El Salvador | 31.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 66 | Vietnam | 31.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 67 | Suriname | 31.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 68 | Uruguay | 31.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 69 | Poland | 31.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 70 | Grenada | 31.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 73 | Latvia | 31.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 74 | Sudan | 30.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 75 | Canada | 30.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 76 | Jamaica | 30.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 78 | Mali | 30.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 79 | Honduras | 29.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 80 | Guinea | 29.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 82 | Colombia | 29.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 83 | Malta | 29.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 84 | United States of America | 28.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 85 | Estonia | 28.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 28.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 87 | Lithuania | 28.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 88 | Philippines | 28.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 89 | Montenegro | 27.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 27.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 91 | Egypt | 26.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 92 | Barbados | 26.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 93 | Benin | 26.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 94 | People's Republic of China | 26.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 95 | Seychelles | 26.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 96 | Djibouti | 26.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 98 | Iraq | 25.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 99 | Mongolia | 25.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 100 | Ireland | 25.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 25.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 102 | Lesotho | 25.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 103 | Palau | 25.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 104 | Morocco | 24.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 105 | Israel | 24.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 107 | Paraguay | 23.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 108 | Kenya | 23.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 109 | Slovakia | 23.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 110 | Mauritania | 23.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 111 | Greece | 22.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 112 | Romania | 22.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 113 | Eritrea | 22.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 115 | Indonesia | 21.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 116 | Panama | 21.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 117 | Eswatini | 21.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 118 | Gabon | 21.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 119 | Malawi | 21.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 120 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 121 | Ukraine | 21.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 20.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 124 | South Korea | 20.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 125 | Guatemala | 20.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 126 | Bahrain | 20.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 127 | Türkiye | 19.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 129 | Thailand | 19.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 130 | Niger | 19.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 131 | Jordan | 19.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 133 | Somalia | 19.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 134 | Bahamas | 18.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 137 | Comoros | 18.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 138 | Brazil | 18.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 139 | Mauritius | 17.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 140 | North Korea | 17.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 141 | Pakistan | 17.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 142 | Georgia | 16.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 143 | Libya | 16.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 16.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 145 | Tunisia | 15.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 146 | Japan | 15.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 147 | Hungary | 15.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 148 | Myanmar | 15.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 149 | Togo | 15.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 150 | Zambia | 15.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 151 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 152 | Ghana | 14.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 154 | Cyprus | 14.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 155 | Madagascar | 14.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 156 | India | 13.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 157 | Cambodia | 13.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 158 | Malaysia | 13.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 162 | Belize | 12.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 163 | Marshall Islands | 12.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 11.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.4% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 166 | Kiribati | 11.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 167 | Liberia | 11.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 168 | Nauru | 10.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 10.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 171 | Samoa | 9.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 173 | Fiji | 9.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 174 | Botswana | 9.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 175 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 176 | Algeria | 7.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 177 | Lebanon | 6.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 178 | Qatar | 6.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 181 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 182 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 183 | Bhutan | 4.3% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 184 | Nigeria | 4.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 185 | Tonga | 3.8% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 186 | Maldives | 3.2% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 187 | Kuwait | 3.1% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 189 | Haiti | 2.5% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 1.9% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 191 | Oman | 0.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.0% of single or lower chamber seats |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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