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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 | Spain | 36% | 2006 | ||
| =8 | Cuba | 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 | New Zealand | 32.2% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Austria | 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 | Namibia | 26.9% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Grenada | 26.7% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Suriname | 25.5% | 2006 | ||
| 29 | East Timor | 25.3% | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Switzerland | 25% | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Australia | 24.7% | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Mexico | 24.2% | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 24% | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Honduras | 23.4% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Luxembourg | 23.3% | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Bulgaria | 22.1% | 2006 | ||
| =37 | Eritrea | 22% | 2006 | ||
| =37 | Lithuania | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Moldova | 21.8% | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Croatia | 21.7% | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Portugal | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Monaco | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Canada | 20.8% | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Nicaragua | 20.7% | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Poland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| =47 | The Bahamas | 20% | 2006 | ||
| =47 | Slovakia | 20% | 2006 | ||
| =49 | United Kingdom | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| =49 | Dominican Republic | 19.7% | 2006 | ||
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.4% | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Latvia | 19% | 2006 | ||
| =53 | Equatorial Guinea | 18% | 2006 | ||
| =53 | Venezuela | 18% | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Italy | 17.3% | 2006 | ||
| 56 | Bolivia | 16.9% | 2006 | ||
| =57 | El Salvador | 16.7% | 2006 | ||
| =57 | Panama | 16.7% | 2006 | ||
| =57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% | 2005 | ||
| =60 | Zimbabwe | 16% | 2006 | ||
| =60 | Ecuador | 16% | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Cape Verde | 15.3% | 2006 | ||
| 64 | United States | 15.2% | 2006 | ||
| =65 | Chile | 15% | 2006 | ||
| =65 | Angola | 15% | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Cyprus | 14.3% | 2006 | ||
| 69 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2006 | ||
| =70 | Ireland | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| =70 | Barbados | 13.3% | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Greece | 13% | 2006 | ||
| 73 | Dominica | 12.9% | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Liberia | 12.5% | 2006 | ||
| =75 | Slovenia | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| =75 | France | 12.2% | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
| =78 | San Marino | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =78 | Lesotho | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =78 | Jamaica | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Fiji | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Romania | 11.2% | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Uruguay | 11.1% | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Botswana | 11.1% | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Ghana | 10.9% | 2006 | ||
| 86 | Swaziland | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Central African Republic | 10.5% | 2006 | ||
| =89 | Kazakhstan | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| =89 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Paraguay | 10% | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Russia | 9.8% | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Georgia | 9.4% | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Malta | 9.2% | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Gabon | 9.2% | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Cameroon | 8.9% | 2006 | ||
| 97 | Ukraine | 8.7% | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Brazil | 8.6% | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.4% | 2006 | ||
| 100 | Guatemala | 8.2% | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Kenya | 7.3% | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Belize | 6.7% | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Nigeria | 6.4% | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Armenia | 5.3% | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Tonga | 3.3% | 2006 | ||
| 106 | Haiti | 2.4% | 2006 | ||
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9% | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
- Costa Rica ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Hot countries in 2006.
- Rwanda ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Christian countries in 2006.
- Sweden ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Europe in 2006.
- Afghanistan ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
- Netherlands ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
- New Zealand ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
- Norway ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst NATO countries in 2006.
- Argentina ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- Spain ranked second for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Catholic countries in 2006.
- Finland ranked second for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst European Union in 2006.
