Non-religious countries Compared by Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

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
1	Sweden	47.3%	2006
2	Netherlands	36.7%	2006
3	Austria	32.2%	2006
4	Vietnam	27.3%	2006
5	Australia	24.7%	2006
6	Canada	20.8%	2006
7	China	20.3%	2006
8	Czech Republic	15.5%	2006
9	France	12.2%	2006
10	Azerbaijan	11.3%	2006
11	Japan	9.4%	2006
12	Turkey	4.4%	2006

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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.
Germany ranked first for proportion of seats held by women in national parliament amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.