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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 48.8% | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Sweden | 47.3% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Costa Rica | 38.6% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Finland | 38% | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Norway | 37.9% | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Denmark | 36.9% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Netherlands | 36.7% | 2006 | ||
| =8 | Cuba | 36% | 2006 | ||
| =8 | Spain | 36% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Argentina | 35% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Mozambique | 34.8% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Belgium | 34.7% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Iceland | 33.3% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | South Africa | 32.8% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Austria | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | New Zealand | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Germany | 31.8% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Burundi | 30.5% | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Tanzania | 30.4% | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Uganda | 29.8% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Seychelles | 29.4% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Peru | 29.2% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Belarus | 29.1% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Guyana | 29% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Andorra | 28.6% | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Vietnam | 27.3% | 2006 | ||
| =26 | Afghanistan | 27.3% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Namibia | 26.9% | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Grenada | 26.7% | 2006 | ||
| =30 | Iraq | 25.5% | 2006 | ||
| =30 | Suriname | 25.5% | 2006 | ||
| 32 | East Timor | 25.3% | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Laos | 25.2% | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Switzerland | 25% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Australia | 24.7% | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Mexico | 24.2% | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 24% | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 23.93% | 2006 | |||
| 38 | Honduras | 23.4% | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Luxembourg | 23.3% | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Tunisia | 22.8% | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 22.52% | 2006 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 22.41% | 2006 | |||
| 41 | Bulgaria | 22.1% | 2006 | ||
| =42 | Eritrea | 22% | 2006 | ||
| =42 | Lithuania | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 21.84% | 2006 | |||
| 45 | Moldova | 21.8% | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Croatia | 21.7% | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 21.47% | 2006 | |||
| =47 | Pakistan | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| =47 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 49 | Singapore | 21.2% | 2006 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 20.88% | 2006 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.81% | 2006 | |||
| =50 | Monaco | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| =50 | Canada | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Nicaragua | 20.7% | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 20.52% | 2006 | |||
| 53 | Poland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 20.32% | 2006 | |||
| 54 | China | 20.3% | 2006 | ||
| 55 | North Korea | 20.1% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | The Bahamas | 20% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Slovakia | 20% | 2006 | ||
| =58 | United Kingdom | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| =58 | Dominican Republic | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.4% | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Guinea | 19.3% | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Senegal | 19.2% | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Latvia | 19% | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Estonia | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.2% | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 18.06% | 2006 | |||
| =66 | Equatorial Guinea | 18% | 2006 | ||
| =66 | Venezuela | 18% | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Uzbekistan | 17.5% | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Tajikistan | 17.5% | 2006 | ||
| 70 | Italy | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 17.29% | 2006 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 17.28% | 2006 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 17.19% | 2004 | |||
| 71 | Mauritius | 17.1% | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Bolivia | 16.9% | 2006 | ||
| =73 | El Salvador | 16.7% | 2006 | ||
| =73 | Panama | 16.7% | 2006 | ||
| =73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 16.7% | 2006 | |||
| =76 | Zimbabwe | 16% | 2006 | ||
| =76 | Turkmenistan | 16% | 2006 | ||
| =76 | Ecuador | 16% | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.88% | 2004 | |||
| 79 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 15.66% | 2006 | |||
| 80 | Czech Republic | 15.5% | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 15.47% | 2006 | |||
| 81 | Cape Verde | 15.3% | 2006 | ||
| 82 | United States | 15.2% | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Bangladesh | 15.1% | 2006 | ||
| =84 | Chile | 15% | 2006 | ||
| =84 | Angola | 15% | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 14.94% | 2006 | |||
| 86 | Sudan | 14.7% | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2006 | ||
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 14.5% | 2006 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 14.34% | 2005 | |||
| 89 | Cyprus | 14.3% | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Israel | 14.2% | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 14.04% | 2006 | |||
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 14% | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2006 | ||
| 93 | South Korea | 13.4% | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Ireland | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Barbados | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 13.24% | 2006 | |||
| 96 | The Gambia | 13.2% | 2006 | ||
| =97 | Greece | 13% | 2006 | ||
| =97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13% | 2004 | ||
| 99 | Dominica | 12.9% | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 12.76% | 2004 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 12.75% | 2006 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 12.59% | 2006 | |||
| 100 | Liberia | 12.5% | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Niger | 12.4% | 2006 | ||
| =102 | Slovenia | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| =102 | France | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
| =105 | Syria | 12% | 2006 | ||
| =105 | Maldives | 12% | 2006 | ||
| =107 | San Marino | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =107 | Lesotho | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =107 | Jamaica | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =107 | Burkina Faso | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Azerbaijan | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Fiji | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Indonesia | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Romania | 11.2% | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.17% | 2006 | |||
| =115 | Uruguay | 11.1% | 2006 | ||
| =115 | Botswana | 11.1% | 2006 | ||
| 117 | Ghana | 10.9% | 2006 | ||
| =118 | Djibouti | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| =118 | Morocco | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| =118 | Swaziland | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Thailand | 10.6% | 2005 | ||
| =122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5% | 2006 | ||
| =122 | Central African Republic | 10.5% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Kazakhstan | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| 126 | Mali | 10.2% | 2006 | ||
| 127 | Paraguay | 10% | 2006 | ||
| =128 | Russia | 9.8% | 2006 | ||
| =128 | Cambodia | 9.8% | 2006 | ||
| =130 | Japan | 9.4% | 2006 | ||
| =130 | Georgia | 9.4% | 2006 | ||
| =132 | Malta | 9.2% | 2006 | ||
| =132 | Gabon | 9.2% | 2006 | ||
| 134 | Malaysia | 9.1% | 2006 | ||
| 135 | Cameroon | 8.9% | 2006 | ||
| 136 | Ukraine | 8.7% | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Togo | 8.6% | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Brazil | 8.6% | 2005 | ||
| =139 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Congo, Republic of the | 8.5% | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.4% | 2006 | ||
| 142 | India | 8.3% | 2006 | ||
| =143 | Samoa | 8.2% | 2006 | ||
| =143 | Guatemala | 8.2% | 2006 | ||
| 145 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.9% | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Somalia | 7.8% | 2006 | ||
| 147 | Libya | 7.7% | 2006 | ||
| =148 | Kenya | 7.3% | 2006 | ||
| =148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.3% | 2006 | ||
| 150 | Benin | 7.2% | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Kiribati | 7.1% | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Albania | 7.1% | 2006 | ||
| 153 | Madagascar | 6.9% | 2006 | ||
| 154 | Belize | 6.7% | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Mongolia | 6.6% | 2006 | ||
| 156 | Chad | 6.5% | 2006 | ||
| 157 | Nigeria | 6.4% | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Algeria | 6.2% | 2006 | ||
| 159 | Nepal | 5.9% | 2006 | ||
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 5.6% | 2006 | ||
| 161 | Jordan | 5.5% | 2006 | ||
| 162 | Armenia | 5.3% | 2006 | ||
| 163 | Sri Lanka | 4.9% | 2006 | ||
| 164 | Lebanon | 4.7% | 2006 | ||
| 165 | Turkey | 4.4% | 2006 | ||
| 166 | Iran | 4.1% | 2006 | ||
| 167 | Mauritania | 4% | 2004 | ||
| 168 | Vanuatu | 3.8% | 2006 | ||
| 169 | Tonga | 3.3% | 2006 | ||
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2005 | ||
| =171 | Comoros | 3% | 2006 | ||
| =171 | Marshall Islands | 3% | 2006 | ||
| 173 | Bhutan | 2.7% | 2006 | ||
| =174 | Haiti | 2.4% | 2006 | ||
| =174 | Oman | 2.4% | 2006 | ||
| =176 | Egypt | 2% | 2006 | ||
| =176 | Solomon Islands | 2% | 2001 | ||
| 178 | Kuwait | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9% | 2006 | ||
| 180 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2006 |
