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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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 30.8% | 2002 | |
| 2 | Australia | 26.5% | 2002 | |
| 3 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2002 | |
| 4 | Canada | 23.6% | 2002 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.9% | 2002 | |
| =6 | Barbados | 20.4% | 2002 | |
| =6 | Namibia | 20.4% | 2002 | |
| 8 | Guyana | 20% | 2002 | |
| 9 | The Bahamas | 19.6% | 2002 | |
| 10 | Dominica | 18.8% | 2002 | |
| 11 | Grenada | 17.9% | 2002 | |
| 12 | Botswana | 17% | 2002 | |
| 13 | Jamaica | 16% | 2002 | |
| 14 | Malaysia | 14.5% | 2002 | |
| =15 | Saint Lucia | 13.8% | 2002 | |
| =15 | United States | 13.8% | 2002 | |
| 17 | Belize | 13.5% | 2002 | |
| =18 | Israel | 13.3% | 2002 | |
| =18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.3% | 2002 | |
| 20 | Zambia | 12% | 2002 | |
| 21 | Singapore | 11.8% | 2002 | |
| 22 | Lesotho | 10.7% | 2002 | |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 10% | 2002 | |
| 24 | Sudan | 9.7% | 2002 | |
| =25 | Malawi | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| =25 | Bhutan | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| 27 | Ghana | 9% | 2002 | |
| 28 | India | 8.9% | 2002 | |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 8.8% | 2002 | |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.3% | 2002 | |
| 31 | Swaziland | 6.3% | 2002 | |
| 32 | Maldives | 6% | 2002 | |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2002 | |
| 34 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2002 | |
| =35 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2002 | |
| =35 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2002 | |
| 37 | Egypt | 2.4% | 2002 | |
| =38 | Bangladesh | 2% | 2002 | |
| =38 | The Gambia | 2% | 2002 | |
| 40 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2002 | |
| =41 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =41 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2002 |
