Heavily indebted countries Compared by Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
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DEFINITION:
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Netherlands | 36.7% | 2006 | ||
2 | Spain | 36% | 2006 | ||
3 | Belgium | 34.7% | 2006 | ||
4 | Iceland | 33.3% | 2006 | ||
5 | Austria | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
6 | Germany | 31.8% | 2006 | ||
7 | Seychelles | 29.4% | 2006 | ||
8 | Grenada | 26.7% | 2006 | ||
9 | Eritrea | 22% | 2006 | ||
10 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
11 | Singapore | 21.2% | 2006 | ||
12 | Canada | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
13 | United Kingdom | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.2% | 2006 | ||
15 | Italy | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
16 | Zimbabwe | 16% | 2006 | ||
17 | Cape Verde | 15.3% | 2006 | ||
18 | United States | 15.2% | 2006 | ||
19 | Sudan | 14.7% | 2006 | ||
20 | Cyprus | 14.3% | 2006 | ||
21 | Israel | 14.2% | 2006 | ||
22 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2006 | ||
=23 | Ireland | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
=23 | Barbados | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
=25 | Greece | 13% | 2006 | ||
=25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13% | 2004 | ||
27 | Dominica | 12.9% | 2006 | ||
28 | France | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
29 | Jamaica | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
30 | Morocco | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5% | 2006 | ||
32 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
33 | Japan | 9.4% | 2006 | ||
34 | Malta | 9.2% | 2006 | ||
35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.3% | 2006 | ||
36 | Belize | 6.7% | 2006 | ||
37 | Saint Lucia | 5.6% | 2006 | ||
38 | Jordan | 5.5% | 2006 | ||
39 | Sri Lanka | 4.9% | 2006 | ||
40 | Lebanon | 4.7% | 2006 | ||
41 | Egypt | 2% | 2006 |