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SOURCE
IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva
DEFINITION
Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
Democracy Statistics > Female candidacy (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Namibia: |
1,989 |
|
| #2 |
Djibouti: |
1,986 |
|
| #3 |
Central African Republic: |
1,986 |
|
| #4 |
Zimbabwe: |
1,978 |
|
| #5 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
1,977 |
|
| #6 |
Mozambique: |
1,975 |
|
| #7 |
Cape Verde: |
1,975 |
|
| #8 |
Vanuatu: |
1,975 |
|
| #9 |
Sao Tome and Principe: |
1,975 |
|
| #10 |
Angola: |
1,975 |
|
| #11 |
Jordan: |
1,974 |
|
| #12 |
Solomon Islands: |
1,974 |
|
| #13 |
Bahrain: |
1,973 |
|
| #14 |
Bangladesh: |
1,972 |
|
| #15 |
Switzerland: |
1,971 |
|
| #16 |
Swaziland: |
1,968 |
|
| #17 |
Yemen: |
1,967 |
|
| #18 |
Botswana: |
1,965 |
|
| #19 |
Lesotho: |
1,965 |
|
| #20 |
Sudan: |
1,964 |
|
| #21 |
Libya: |
1,964 |
|
| #22 |
Iran: |
1,963 |
|
| #23 |
Papua New Guinea: |
1,963 |
|
| #24 |
Morocco: |
1,963 |
|
| #25 |
Fiji: |
1,963 |
|
| #26 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
1,963 |
|
| #27 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
1,963 |
|
| #28 |
Zambia: |
1,962 |
|
| #29 |
Algeria: |
1,962 |
|
| #30 |
Uganda: |
1,962 |
|
| #31 |
Burundi: |
1,961 |
|
| #32 |
El Salvador: |
1,961 |
|
| #33 |
Malawi: |
1,961 |
|
| #34 |
Rwanda: |
1,961 |
|
| #35 |
Paraguay: |
1,961 |
|
| #36 |
Bahamas, The: |
1,961 |
|
| #37 |
Mauritania: |
1,961 |
|
| #38 |
Sierra Leone: |
1,961 |
|
| #39 |
Cyprus: |
1,960 |
|
| #40 |
Gambia, The: |
1,960 |
|
| #41 |
Madagascar: |
1,959 |
|
| #42 |
Guinea: |
1,958 |
|
| #43 |
Burkina Faso: |
1,958 |
|
| #44 |
Nigeria: |
1,958 |
|
| #45 |
Chad: |
1,958 |
|
| #46 |
Laos: |
1,958 |
|
| #47 |
Tunisia: |
1,957 |
|
| #48 |
Malaysia: |
1,957 |
|
| #49 |
Comoros: |
1,956 |
|
| #50 |
Benin: |
1,956 |
|
| #51 |
Gabon: |
1,956 |
|
| #52 |
Mali: |
1,956 |
|
| #53 |
Egypt: |
1,956 |
|
| #54 |
Mauritius: |
1,956 |
|
| #55 |
Peru: |
1,955 |
|
| #56 |
Eritrea: |
1,955 |
|
| #57 |
Nicaragua: |
1,955 |
|
| #58 |
Honduras: |
1,955 |
|
| #59 |
Ethiopia: |
1,955 |
|
| #60 |
Cambodia: |
1,955 |
|
| #61 |
Colombia: |
1,954 |
|
| #62 |
Belize: |
1,954 |
|
| #63 |
Ghana: |
1,954 |
|
| #64 |
Bhutan: |
1,953 |
|
| #65 |
Syria: |
1,953 |
|
| #66 |
Mexico: |
1,953 |
|
| #67 |
Lebanon: |
1,952 |
|
| #68 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
1,952 |
|
| #69 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
1,951 |
|
| #70 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
1,951 |
|
| #71 |
Grenada: |
1,951 |
|
| #72 |
Dominica: |
1,951 |
|
| #73 |
Nepal: |
1,951 |
|
| #74 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
1,951 |
|
| #75 |
Barbados: |
1,950 |
|
| #76 |
Haiti: |
1,950 |
|
| #77 |
India: |
1,950 |
|
| #78 |
China: |
1,949 |
|
| #79 |
Costa Rica: |
1,949 |
|
| #80 |
Seychelles: |
1,948 |
|
| #81 |
Suriname: |
1,948 |
|
| #82 |
Israel: |
1,948 |
|
| #83 |
Korea, South: |
1,948 |
|
| #84 |
Niger: |
1,948 |
|
| #85 |
Pakistan: |
1,947 |
|
| #86 |
Singapore: |
1,947 |
|
| #87 |
Argentina: |
1,947 |
|
| #88 |
Malta: |
1,947 |
|
| #89 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
1,946 |
|
| #90 |
Venezuela: |
1,946 |
|
| #91 |
Vietnam: |
1,946 |
|
| #92 |
Guatemala: |
1,946 |
|
| #93 |
Cameroon: |
1,946 |
|
| #94 |
Burma: |
1,946 |
|
| #95 |
Japan: |
1,945 |
|
| #96 |
Indonesia: |
1,945 |
|
| #97 |
Guyana: |
1,945 |
|
| #98 |
Slovenia: |
1,945 |
|
| #99 |
Italy: |
1,945 |
|
| #100 |
Senegal: |
1,945 |
|
| #101 |
Croatia: |
1,945 |
|
| #102 |
Togo: |
1,945 |
|
| #103 |
France: |
1,944 |
|
| #104 |
Jamaica: |
1,944 |
|
| #105 |
Bulgaria: |
1,944 |
|
| #106 |
Dominican Republic: |
1,942 |
|
| #107 |
Panama: |
1,941 |
|
| #108 |
Uzbekistan: |
1,938 |
|
| #109 |
Bolivia: |
1,938 |
|
| #110 |
Philippines: |
1,937 |
|
| #111 |
Brazil: |
1,934 |
|
| #112 |
Turkey: |
1,934 |
|
| #113 |
Cuba: |
1,934 |
|
| #114 |
Thailand: |
1,932 |
|
| #115 |
Uruguay: |
1,932 |
|
| #116 |
Maldives: |
1,932 |
|
| #117 |
Sri Lanka: |
1,931 |
|
| #118 |
Chile: |
1,931 |
|
| #119 |
Spain: |
1,931 |
|
| #120 |
Portugal: |
1,931 |
|
| #121 |
South Africa: |
1,930 |
|
| #122 |
Romania: |
1,929 |
|
| #123 |
Ecuador: |
1,929 |
|
| #124 |
Greece: |
1,927 |
|
| #125 |
Turkmenistan: |
1,927 |
|
| #126 |
Mongolia: |
1,924 |
|
| #127 |
Tajikistan: |
1,924 |
|
| #128 |
Saint Lucia: |
1,924 |
|
| #129 |
Kazakhstan: |
1,924 |
|
| #130 |
Lithuania: |
1,921 |
|
| #131 |
Armenia: |
1,921 |
|
| #132 |
Belgium: |
1,921 |
|
| #133 |
Azerbaijan: |
1,921 |
|
| #134 |
Slovakia: |
1,920 |
|
| #135 |
Czech Republic: |
1,920 |
|
| #136 |
Albania: |
1,920 |
|
| #137 |
Canada: |
1,920 |
|
| #138 |
Luxembourg: |
1,919 |
|
| #139 |
Belarus: |
1,919 |
|
| #140 |
Kenya: |
1,919 |
|
| #141 |
New Zealand: |
1,919 |
|
| #142 |
Ukraine: |
1,919 |
|
| #143 |
Russia: |
1,918 |
|
| #144 |
Estonia: |
1,918 |
|
| #145 |
Hungary: |
1,918 |
|
| #146 |
Poland: |
1,918 |
|
| #147 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
1,918 |
|
| #148 |
Austria: |
1,918 |
|
| #149 |
Ireland: |
1,918 |
|
| #150 |
Germany: |
1,918 |
|
| #151 |
Latvia: |
1,918 |
|
| #152 |
Georgia: |
1,918 |
|
| #153 |
United Kingdom: |
1,918 |
|
| #154 |
Netherlands: |
1,917 |
|
| #155 |
Denmark: |
1,915 |
|
| #156 |
Iceland: |
1,915 |
|
| #157 |
Sweden: |
1,907 |
|
| #158 |
Norway: |
1,907 |
|
| #159 |
Finland: |
1,906 |
|
| #160 |
Australia: |
1,902 |
|
| #161 |
United States: |
1,788 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
1,944.7 |
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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
SOURCE: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva
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