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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 | Sweden | 42.7% | 2002 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 38% | 2002 | |
| 3 | Finland | 36.5% | 2002 | |
| 4 | Norway | 36.4% | 2002 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 34.9% | 2002 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 32.9% | 2002 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 31.3% | 2002 | |
| 8 | Germany | 31% | 2002 | |
| 9 | New Zealand | 30.8% | 2002 | |
| 10 | Mozambique | 30% | 2002 | |
| 11 | South Africa | 29.8% | 2002 | |
| 12 | Cuba | 27.6% | 2002 | |
| 13 | Spain | 26.6% | 2002 | |
| 14 | Australia | 26.5% | 2002 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 26.2% | 2002 | |
| =16 | Turkmenistan | 26% | 2002 | |
| =16 | Vietnam | 26% | 2002 | |
| 18 | Rwanda | 25.7% | 2002 | |
| 19 | Austria | 25.1% | 2002 | |
| 20 | Belgium | 24.9% | 2002 | |
| 21 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2002 | |
| 22 | Canada | 23.6% | 2002 | |
| 23 | Seychelles | 23.5% | 2002 | |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.7% | 2002 | |
| 25 | Switzerland | 22.4% | 2002 | |
| 26 | China | 21.8% | 2002 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 21.26% | 2002 | ||
| 27 | Laos | 21.2% | 2002 | |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.9% | 2002 | |
| =29 | Nicaragua | 20.7% | 2002 | |
| =29 | Poland | 20.7% | 2002 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 20.7% | 2002 | ||
| =31 | Barbados | 20.4% | 2002 | |
| =31 | Namibia | 20.4% | 2002 | |
| 33 | Guyana | 20% | 2002 | |
| 34 | The Bahamas | 19.6% | 2002 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 19.3% | 2002 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 19.25% | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Senegal | 19.2% | 2002 | |
| 37 | Dominica | 18.8% | 2002 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 18.74% | 2002 | ||
| 38 | Portugal | 18.7% | 2002 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 18.65% | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Belarus | 18.4% | 2002 | |
| 40 | Peru | 18.3% | 2002 | |
| 41 | Grenada | 17.9% | 2002 | |
| 42 | Estonia | 17.8% | 2002 | |
| 43 | Suriname | 17.6% | 2002 | |
| 44 | Philippines | 17.2% | 2002 | |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 17.1% | 2002 | |
| =46 | Botswana | 17% | 2002 | |
| =46 | Latvia | 17% | 2002 | |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 16.7% | 2002 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.5% | 2002 | ||
| 49 | Croatia | 16.2% | 2002 | |
| 50 | Jamaica | 16% | 2002 | |
| 51 | Mexico | 15.9% | 2002 | |
| 52 | Angola | 15.5% | 2002 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.04% | 2002 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 14.92% | 2002 | ||
| 53 | Eritrea | 14.7% | 2002 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 14.62% | 2002 | ||
| 54 | Ecuador | 14.6% | 2002 | |
| =55 | Dominican Republic | 14.5% | 2002 | |
| =55 | Malaysia | 14.5% | 2002 | |
| 57 | Burundi | 14.4% | 2002 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 14.26% | 2002 | ||
| 58 | Czech Republic | 14.2% | 2002 | |
| 59 | Slovakia | 14% | 2002 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 13.99% | 2002 | ||
| =60 | Saint Lucia | 13.8% | 2002 | |
| =60 | United States | 13.8% | 2002 | |
| 62 | Ireland | 13.7% | 2002 | |
| 63 | Belize | 13.5% | 2002 | |
| =64 | Israel | 13.3% | 2002 | |
| =64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.3% | 2002 | |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 12.4% | 2002 | |
| =67 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2002 | |
| =67 | Slovenia | 12.2% | 2002 | |
| =67 | Mali | 12.2% | 2002 | |
| =70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12% | 2002 | |
| =70 | Zambia | 12% | 2002 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 11.92% | 2002 | ||
| 72 | Singapore | 11.8% | 2002 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 11.59% | 2002 | ||
| =73 | Uruguay | 11.5% | 2002 | |
| =73 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2002 | |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 11.2% | 2002 | |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 11.1% | 2002 | |
| =77 | Burkina Faso | 11% | 2002 | |
| =77 | Gabon | 11% | 2002 | |
| 79 | France | 10.9% | 2002 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 10.88% | 2002 | ||
| =80 | Lesotho | 10.7% | 2002 | |
| =80 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2002 | |
| 82 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2002 | |
| =83 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% | 2002 | |
| =83 | Mongolia | 10.5% | 2002 | |
| 85 | Syria | 10.4% | 2002 | |
| 86 | Bolivia | 10.2% | 2002 | |
| 87 | Chile | 10.1% | 2002 | |
| =88 | Zimbabwe | 10% | 2002 | |
| =88 | Japan | 10% | 2002 | |
| 90 | Panama | 9.9% | 2002 | |
| =91 | Sudan | 9.7% | 2002 | |
| =91 | Venezuela | 9.7% | 2002 | |
| 93 | Thailand | 9.6% | 2002 | |
| 94 | El Salvador | 9.5% | 2002 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 9.34% | 2002 | ||
| =95 | Malawi | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| =95 | Cambodia | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| =95 | Romania | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| =95 | Bhutan | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 9.27% | 2002 | ||
| 99 | Malta | 9.2% | 2002 | |
| =100 | Italy | 9.1% | 2002 | |
| =100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.1% | 2002 | |
| =100 | Haiti | 9.1% | 2002 | |
| 103 | Ghana | 9% | 2002 | |
| 104 | India | 8.9% | 2002 | |
| =105 | Guinea | 8.8% | 2002 | |
| =105 | Sierra Leone | 8.8% | 2002 | |
| =105 | Guatemala | 8.8% | 2002 | |
| 108 | Greece | 8.7% | 2002 | |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2002 | |
| =110 | Hungary | 8.3% | 2002 | |
| =110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.3% | 2002 | |
| =112 | Madagascar | 8% | 2002 | |
| =112 | Indonesia | 8% | 2002 | |
| =112 | Paraguay | 8% | 2002 | |
| 115 | Nepal | 7.9% | 2002 | |
| =116 | Ethiopia | 7.8% | 2002 | |
| =116 | Ukraine | 7.8% | 2002 | |
| =116 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.8% | 2002 | |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 7.3% | 2002 | |
| =120 | Georgia | 7.2% | 2002 | |
| =120 | Uzbekistan | 7.2% | 2002 | |
| =122 | Brazil | 6.7% | 2002 | |
| =122 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 2002 | |
| 124 | Russia | 6.4% | 2002 | |
| 125 | Swaziland | 6.3% | 2002 | |
| =126 | Maldives | 6% | 2002 | |
| =126 | Benin | 6% | 2002 | |
| 128 | South Korea | 5.9% | 2002 | |
| =129 | Mauritius | 5.7% | 2002 | |
| =129 | Albania | 5.7% | 2002 | |
| 131 | Cameroon | 5.6% | 2002 | |
| 132 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2002 | |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2002 | |
| 134 | Togo | 4.9% | 2002 | |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2002 | |
| 136 | Turkey | 4.2% | 2002 | |
| 137 | Algeria | 4% | 2002 | |
| 138 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2002 | |
| 139 | Iran | 3.4% | 2002 | |
| =140 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2002 | |
| =140 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2002 | |
| 142 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2002 | |
| 143 | Mauritania | 3% | 2002 | |
| =144 | Chad | 2.4% | 2002 | |
| =144 | Egypt | 2.4% | 2002 | |
| 146 | Lebanon | 2.3% | 2002 | |
| =147 | Bangladesh | 2% | 2002 | |
| =147 | The Gambia | 2% | 2002 | |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2002 | |
| 150 | Niger | 1.2% | 2002 | |
| 151 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2002 | |
| 152 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2002 | |
| =153 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =153 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =153 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =153 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =153 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2002 |