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DEFINITION
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.
Government Statistics > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > % (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Rwanda: |
48.8 %
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2006  |
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# 2
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Sweden: |
47.3 %
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2006  |
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# 3
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Costa Rica: |
38.6 %
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2006  |
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# 4
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Finland: |
38 %
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2006  |
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# 5
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Norway: |
37.9 %
|
2006  |
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# 6
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Denmark: |
36.9 %
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2006  |
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# 7
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Netherlands: |
36.7 %
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2006  |
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= 8
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Spain: |
36 %
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2006  |
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= 8
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Cuba: |
36 %
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2006  |
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# 10
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Argentina: |
35 %
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2006  |
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# 11
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Mozambique: |
34.8 %
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2006  |
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# 12
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Belgium: |
34.7 %
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2006  |
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# 13
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Iceland: |
33.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 14
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South Africa: |
32.8 %
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2006  |
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= 15
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Austria: |
32.2 %
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2006  |
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= 15
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New Zealand: |
32.2 %
|
2006  |
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# 17
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Germany: |
31.8 %
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2006  |
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# 18
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Burundi: |
30.5 %
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2006  |
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# 19
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Tanzania: |
30.4 %
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2006  |
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# 20
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Uganda: |
29.8 %
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2006  |
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# 21
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Seychelles: |
29.4 %
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2006  |
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# 22
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Peru: |
29.2 %
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2006  |
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# 23
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Belarus: |
29.1 %
|
2006  |
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# 24
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Guyana: |
29 %
|
2006  |
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# 25
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Andorra: |
28.6 %
|
2006  |
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# 26
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
28.3 %
|
2006  |
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= 27
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Vietnam: |
27.3 %
|
2006  |
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= 27
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Afghanistan: |
27.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 29
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Namibia: |
26.9 %
|
2006  |
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# 30
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Grenada: |
26.7 %
|
2006  |
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= 31
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Iraq: |
25.5 %
|
2006  |
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= 31
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Suriname: |
25.5 %
|
2006  |
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# 33
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East Timor: |
25.3 %
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2006  |
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# 34
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Laos: |
25.2 %
|
2006  |
|
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# 35
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Switzerland: |
25 %
|
2006  |
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# 36
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Australia: |
24.7 %
|
2006  |
|
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# 37
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Mexico: |
24.2 %
|
2005  |
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# 38
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Liechtenstein: |
24 %
|
2006  |
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# 39
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Honduras: |
23.4 %
|
2006  |
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# 40
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Luxembourg: |
23.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 41
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Tunisia: |
22.8 %
|
2006  |
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# 42
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Bulgaria: |
22.1 %
|
2006  |
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= 43
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Eritrea: |
22 %
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2006  |
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= 43
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Lithuania: |
22 %
|
2006  |
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# 45
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Ethiopia: |
21.9 %
|
2006  |
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# 46
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Moldova: |
21.8 %
|
2006  |
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# 47
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Croatia: |
21.7 %
|
2006  |
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= 48
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Pakistan: |
21.3 %
|
2006  |
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= 48
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Portugal: |
21.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 50
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Singapore: |
21.2 %
|
2006  |
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= 51
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Canada: |
20.8 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 51
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Monaco: |
20.8 %
|
2006  |
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# 53
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Nicaragua: |
20.7 %
|
2006  |
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# 54
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Poland: |
20.4 %
|
2006  |
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# 55
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China: |
20.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 56
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Korea, North: |
20.1 %
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2006  |
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= 57
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Slovakia: |
20 %
|
2006  |
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= 57
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Bahamas, The: |
20 %
|
2006  |
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= 59
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United Kingdom: |
19.7 %
|
2006  |
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= 59
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Dominican Republic: |
19.7 %
|
2006  |
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# 61
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
19.4 %
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2006  |
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# 62
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Guinea: |
19.3 %
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2006  |
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# 63
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Senegal: |
19.2 %
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2006  |
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# 64
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Latvia: |
19 %
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2006  |
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# 65
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Estonia: |
18.8 %
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2006  |
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# 66
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
18.2 %
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2006  |
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= 67
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Equatorial Guinea: |
18 %
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2006  |
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= 67
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Venezuela: |
18 %
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2006  |
|
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= 69
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Tajikistan: |
17.5 %
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2006  |
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= 69
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Uzbekistan: |
17.5 %
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2006  |
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# 71
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Italy: |
17.3 %
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2006  |
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# 72
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Mauritius: |
17.1 %
|
2006  |
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# 73
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Bolivia: |
16.9 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 74
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
16.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 74
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El Salvador: |
16.7 %
|
2006  |
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= 74
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Panama: |
16.7 %
|
2006  |
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= 77
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Ecuador: |
16 %
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2005  |
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= 77
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Turkmenistan: |
16 %
|
2006  |
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= 77
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Zimbabwe: |
16 %
|
2006  |
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# 80
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Philippines: |
15.7 %
|
2006  |
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# 81
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Czech Republic: |
15.5 %
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2006  |
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# 82
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Cape Verde: |
15.3 %
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2006  |
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# 83
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United States: |
15.2 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 84
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Bangladesh: |
15.1 %
|
2006  |
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= 85
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Chile: |
15 %
|
2006  |
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= 85
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Angola: |
15 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 87
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Sudan: |
14.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 88
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Zambia: |
14.6 %
|
2006  |
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# 89
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Sierra Leone: |
14.5 %
|
2006  |
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# 90
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Cyprus: |
14.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 91
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Israel: |
14.2 %
|
2006  |
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# 92
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Guinea-Bissau: |
14 %
|
2006  |
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# 93
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Malawi: |
13.6 %
|
2006  |
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# 94
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Korea, South: |
13.4 %
|
2006  |
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= 95
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Barbados: |
13.3 %
|
2006  |
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= 95
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Ireland: |
13.3 %
|
2006  |
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# 97
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Gambia, The: |
13.2 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 98
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Greece: |
13 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 98
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
13 %
|
2004  |
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# 100
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Dominica: |
12.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 101
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Liberia: |
12.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 102
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Niger: |
12.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 103
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France: |
12.2 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 103
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Slovenia: |
12.2 %
|
2006  |
|
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# 105
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Colombia: |
12.1 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 106
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Maldives: |
12 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 106
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Syria: |
12 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 108
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Lesotho: |
11.7 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 108
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Burkina Faso: |
11.7 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 108
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San Marino: |
11.7 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 108
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Jamaica: |
11.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 112
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Azerbaijan: |
11.3 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 112
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Indonesia: |
11.3 %
|
2006  |
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= 112
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Fiji: |
11.3 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 115
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Romania: |
11.2 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 116
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Botswana: |
11.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 116
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Uruguay: |
11.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 118
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Ghana: |
10.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 119
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Djibouti: |
10.8 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 119
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Swaziland: |
10.8 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 119
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Morocco: |
10.8 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 122
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Thailand: |
10.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 123
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Central African Republic: |
10.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 123
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
10.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 125
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Kazakhstan: |
10.4 %
|
2006  |
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= 125
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Hungary: |
10.4 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 127
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Mali: |
10.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 128
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Paraguay: |
10 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 129
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Cambodia: |
9.8 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 129
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Russia: |
9.8 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 131
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Japan: |
9.4 %
|
2006  |
|
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= 131
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Georgia: |
9.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 133
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Gabon: |
9.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 133
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Malta: |
9.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 135
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Malaysia: |
9.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 136
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Cameroon: |
8.9 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 137
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Ukraine: |
8.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 138
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Togo: |
8.6 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 138
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Brazil: |
8.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 140
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Congo, Republic of the: |
8.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 140
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
8.5 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 142
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
8.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 143
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India: |
8.3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 144
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Samoa: |
8.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 144
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Guatemala: |
8.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 146
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
7.9 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 147
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Somalia: |
7.8 %
|
2006  |
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|
# 148
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Libya: |
7.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 149
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Kenya: |
7.3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 149
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
7.3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 151
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Benin: |
7.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 152
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Albania: |
7.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 152
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Kiribati: |
7.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 154
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Madagascar: |
6.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 155
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Belize: |
6.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 156
|
Mongolia: |
6.6 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 157
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Chad: |
6.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 158
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Nigeria: |
6.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 159
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Algeria: |
6.2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 160
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Nepal: |
5.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 161
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Saint Lucia: |
5.6 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 162
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Jordan: |
5.5 %
|
2006  |
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# 163
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Armenia: |
5.3 %
|
2006  |
|
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# 164
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Sri Lanka: |
4.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 165
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Lebanon: |
4.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 166
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Turkey: |
4.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 167
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Iran: |
4.1 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 168
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Mauritania: |
4 %
|
2004  |
|
|
# 169
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Vanuatu: |
3.8 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 170
|
Tonga: |
3.3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 171
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
3.2 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 172
|
Comoros: |
3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 172
|
Marshall Islands: |
3 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 174
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Bhutan: |
2.7 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 175
|
Haiti: |
2.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 175
|
Oman: |
2.4 %
|
2006  |
|
|
= 177
|
Solomon Islands: |
2 %
|
2001  |
|
|
= 177
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Egypt: |
2 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 179
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Kuwait: |
1.5 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 180
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Papua New Guinea: |
0.9 %
|
2006  |
|
|
# 181
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Yemen: |
0.3 %
|
2006  |
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Weighted average: |
16.2 %
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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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