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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 | Afghanistan | 27.3% | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Iraq | 25.5% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Tunisia | 22.8% | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Pakistan | 21.3% | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Guinea | 19.3% | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Senegal | 19.2% | 2006 | ||
| =7 | Tajikistan | 17.5% | 2006 | ||
| =7 | Uzbekistan | 17.5% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 16% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Bangladesh | 15.1% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Sudan | 14.7% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 14.5% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | The Gambia | 13.2% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Niger | 12.4% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Syria | 12% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Maldives | 12% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 11.7% | 2006 | ||
| =18 | Azerbaijan | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| =18 | Indonesia | 11.3% | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Djibouti | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| =20 | Morocco | 10.8% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 10.4% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Mali | 10.2% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Malaysia | 9.1% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Somalia | 7.8% | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Libya | 7.7% | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Albania | 7.1% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Chad | 6.5% | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Nigeria | 6.4% | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Algeria | 6.2% | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Jordan | 5.5% | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Lebanon | 4.7% | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Turkey | 4.4% | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Iran | 4.1% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Mauritania | 4% | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Comoros | 3% | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Oman | 2.4% | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Egypt | 2% | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Kuwait | 1.5% | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Yemen | 0.3% | 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.
