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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     Sweden: 42.7% 
# 2     Denmark: 38% 
# 3     Finland: 36.5% 
# 4     Norway: 36.4% 
# 5     Iceland: 34.9% 
# 6     Netherlands: 32.9% 
# 7     Argentina: 31.3% 
# 8     Germany: 31% 
# 9     New Zealand: 30.8% 
# 10     Mozambique: 30% 
# 11     South Africa: 29.8% 
# 12     Cuba: 27.6% 
# 13     Spain: 26.6% 
# 14     Australia: 26.5% 
# 15     Bulgaria: 26.2% 
= 16     Vietnam: 26% 
= 16     Turkmenistan: 26% 
# 18     Rwanda: 25.7% 
# 19     Austria: 25.1% 
# 20     Belgium: 24.9% 
# 21     Uganda: 24.7% 
# 22     Canada: 23.6% 
# 23     Seychelles: 23.5% 
# 24     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 22.7% 
# 25     Switzerland: 22.4% 
# 26     China: 21.8% 
# 27     Laos: 21.2% 
# 28     Trinidad and Tobago: 20.9% 
= 29     Nicaragua: 20.7% 
= 29     Poland: 20.7% 
= 31     Barbados: 20.4% 
= 31     Namibia: 20.4% 
# 33     Guyana: 20% 
# 34     Bahamas, The: 19.6% 
# 35     Costa Rica: 19.3% 
# 36     Senegal: 19.2% 
# 37     Dominica: 18.8% 
# 38     Portugal: 18.7% 
# 39     Belarus: 18.4% 
# 40     Peru: 18.3% 
# 41     Grenada: 17.9% 
# 42     Estonia: 17.8% 
# 43     Suriname: 17.6% 
# 44     Philippines: 17.2% 
# 45     United Kingdom: 17.1% 
= 46     Botswana: 17% 
= 46     Latvia: 17% 
# 48     Luxembourg: 16.7% 
# 49     Croatia: 16.2% 
# 50     Jamaica: 16% 
# 51     Mexico: 15.9% 
# 52     Angola: 15.5% 
# 53     Eritrea: 14.7% 
# 54     Ecuador: 14.6% 
= 55     Malaysia: 14.5% 
= 55     Dominican Republic: 14.5% 
# 57     Burundi: 14.4% 
# 58     Czech Republic: 14.2% 
# 59     Slovakia: 14% 
= 60     Saint Lucia: 13.8% 
= 60     United States: 13.8% 
# 62     Ireland: 13.7% 
# 63     Belize: 13.5% 
= 64     Israel: 13.3% 
= 64     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.3% 
# 66     Tajikistan: 12.4% 
= 67     Mali: 12.2% 
= 67     Colombia: 12.2% 
= 67     Slovenia: 12.2% 
= 70     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 12% 
= 70     Zambia: 12% 
# 72     Singapore: 11.8% 
= 73     Tunisia: 11.5% 
= 73     Uruguay: 11.5% 
# 75     Kazakhstan: 11.2% 
# 76     Cape Verde: 11.1% 
= 77     Gabon: 11% 
= 77     Burkina Faso: 11% 
# 79     France: 10.9% 
= 80     Lesotho: 10.7% 
= 80     Cyprus: 10.7% 
# 82     Lithuania: 10.6% 
= 83     Mongolia: 10.5% 
= 83     Azerbaijan: 10.5% 
# 85     Syria: 10.4% 
# 86     Bolivia: 10.2% 
# 87     Chile: 10.1% 
= 88     Zimbabwe: 10% 
= 88     Japan: 10% 
# 90     Panama: 9.9% 
= 91     Sudan: 9.7% 
= 91     Venezuela: 9.7% 
# 93     Thailand: 9.6% 
# 94     El Salvador: 9.5% 
= 95     Malawi: 9.3% 
= 95     Romania: 9.3% 
= 95     Cambodia: 9.3% 
= 95     Bhutan: 9.3% 
# 99     Malta: 9.2% 
= 100     Haiti: 9.1% 
= 100     Italy: 9.1% 
= 100     Sao Tome and Principe: 9.1% 
# 103     Ghana: 9% 
# 104     India: 8.9% 
= 105     Guatemala: 8.8% 
= 105     Guinea: 8.8% 
= 105     Sierra Leone: 8.8% 
# 108     Greece: 8.7% 
# 109     Cote d'Ivoire: 8.5% 
= 110     Hungary: 8.3% 
= 110     Antigua and Barbuda: 8.3% 
= 112     Paraguay: 8% 
= 112     Indonesia: 8% 
= 112     Madagascar: 8% 
# 115     Nepal: 7.9% 
= 116     Guinea-Bissau: 7.8% 
= 116     Ethiopia: 7.8% 
= 116     Ukraine: 7.8% 
# 119     Central African Republic: 7.3% 
= 120     Uzbekistan: 7.2% 
= 120     Georgia: 7.2% 
= 122     Kyrgyzstan: 6.7% 
= 122     Brazil: 6.7% 
# 124     Russia: 6.4% 
# 125     Swaziland: 6.3% 
= 126     Maldives: 6% 
= 126     Benin: 6% 
# 128     Korea, South: 5.9% 
= 129     Mauritius: 5.7% 
= 129     Albania: 5.7% 
# 131     Cameroon: 5.6% 
# 132     Honduras: 5.5% 
# 133     Equatorial Guinea: 5% 
# 134     Togo: 4.9% 
# 135     Sri Lanka: 4.4% 
# 136     Turkey: 4.2% 
# 137     Algeria: 4% 
# 138     Kenya: 3.6% 
# 139     Iran: 3.4% 
= 140     Jordan: 3.3% 
= 140     Nigeria: 3.3% 
# 142     Armenia: 3.1% 
# 143     Mauritania: 3% 
= 144     Egypt: 2.4% 
= 144     Chad: 2.4% 
# 146     Lebanon: 2.3% 
= 147     Gambia, The: 2% 
= 147     Bangladesh: 2% 
# 149     Papua New Guinea: 1.8% 
# 150     Niger: 1.2% 
# 151     Yemen: 0.7% 
# 152     Morocco: 0.5% 
= 153     Solomon Islands: 0% 
= 153     Kuwait: 0% 
= 153     Djibouti: 0% 
= 153     Vanuatu: 0% 
= 153     United Arab Emirates: 0% 
Weighted average: 13.2%  



DEFINITION: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.

SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002

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"Female parliamentarians by country", calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/dem_fem_par-democracy-female-parliamentarians&int=-1

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Elif
23rd July 2011 		Hi, After the elections that took place in 12-Jun-2011, Turkey now has 78 out of 550 female members of the parliament, which makes females %14,18 in the parliament. As you can check out from this news article:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=women-8216appear8217-in-turkey8217s-parliament-2011-07-17

Hope that you correct it. Many thanks in advance.
Radia
6th April 2010 		Hi I'm Kuwaiti and I'd ike to tell you that since 2009 Kuwait parliament have FOUR female parliamentarians, so please take it in considaration in your statistics and inform your source. Thank you. A Koweiti woman who is pride to see the democracy growing in her country.
Nepolean
10th March 2010 		Hi,
India is No6 Now.
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