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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 | Argentina | 35% | 2006 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | 32.8% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Peru | 29.2% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Mexico | 24.2% | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Bulgaria | 22.1% | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Lithuania | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Pakistan | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Poland | 20.4% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | China | 20.3% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Latvia | 19% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Estonia | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Venezuela | 18% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Chile | 15% | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Indonesia | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Romania | 11.2% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Thailand | 10.6% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Russia | 9.8% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Malaysia | 9.1% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Ukraine | 8.7% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Brazil | 8.6% | 2005 | ||
| 24 | India | 8.3% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Turkey | 4.4% | 2006 |
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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.