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World and regional averages The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st Januray 2014. 189 countries are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House. Comparative data on the world and regional averages as well as data concerning the two regional parliamentary assemblies elected by direct suffrage can be found on separate pages. You can use the PARLINE database to view detailed results of parliamentary elections by country. Regional parliamentary assemblies
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WORLD CLASSIFICATION
Rank Country Lower or single House Upper House or Senate
Elections Seats* Women % W Elections Seats* Women % W
1 Rwanda 9 2013 80 51 63.8% 9 2011 26 10 38.5%
2 Andorra 4 2011 28 14 50.0% --- --- --- ---
3 Cuba 2 2013 612 299 48.9% --- --- --- ---
4 Sweden 9 2010 349 157 45.0% --- --- --- ---
5 South Africa 1 4 2009 400 179 44.8% 4 2009 53 18 34.0%
6 Seychelles 9 2011 32 14 43.8% --- --- --- ---
7 Senegal 7 2012 150 65 43.3% --- --- --- ---
8 Finland 4 2011 200 85 42.5% --- --- --- ---
9 Ecuador 2 2013 137 57 41.6% --- --- --- ---
10 Belgium 6 2010 150 62 41.3% 6 2010 71 28 39.4%
11 Nicaragua 11 2011 92 37 40.2% --- --- --- ---
12 Iceland 4 2013 63 25 39.7% --- --- --- ---
" Spain 11 2011 350 139 39.7% 11 2011 266 89 33.5%
13 Norway 9 2013 169 67 39.6% --- --- --- ---
14 Mozambique 10 2009 250 98 39.2% --- --- --- ---
15 Denmark 9 2011 179 70 39.1% --- --- --- ---
16 Netherlands 9 2012 150 58 38.7% 5 2011 75 27 36.0%
17 Costa Rica 2 2010 57 22 38.6% --- --- --- ---
18 Timor-Leste 7 2012 65 25 38.5% --- --- --- ---
19 Mexico 7 2012 500 187 37.4% 7 2012 128 44 34.4%
20 Angola 8 2012 220 81 36.8% --- --- --- ---
21 Argentina 10 2013 257 94 36.6% 10 2013 72 28 38.9%
22 Germany 9 2013 631 230 36.5% N.A. 69 19 27.5%
23 United Republic of Tanzania 10 2010 350 126 36.0% --- --- --- ---
24 Uganda 2 2011 386 135 35.0% --- --- --- ---
25 The F.Y.R. of Macedonia 6 2011 123 42 34.1% --- --- --- ---
26 New Zealand 11 2011 121 41 33.9% --- --- --- ---
27 Serbia 5 2012 250 84 33.6% --- --- --- ---
28 Austria 9 2013 183 61 33.3% N.A. 62 18 29.0%
" Grenada 2 2013 15 5 33.3% 3 2013 13 2 15.4%
" Slovenia 12 2011 90 30 33.3% 11 2012 40 3 7.5%
29 Algeria 5 2012 462 146 31.6% 12 2012 144 10 6.9%
30 Zimbabwe 7 2013 270 85 31.5% 7 2013 80 38 47.5%
31 Italy 2 2013 630 198 31.4% 2 2013 317 92 29.0%
32 Guyana 11 2011 67 21 31.3% --- --- --- ---
" Portugal 6 2011 230 72 31.3% --- --- --- ---
33 Cameroon 9 2013 180 56 31.1% 4 2013 100 20 20.0%
34 Switzerland 10 2011 200 62 31.0% 10 2011 46 9 19.6%
35 Burundi 7 2010 105 32 30.5% 7 2010 41 19 46.3%
36 Nepal 11 2013 575 172 29.9% --- --- --- ---
37 Trinidad and Tobago 5 2010 42 12 28.6% 6 2010 31 6 19.4%
38 Luxembourg 10 2013 60 17 28.3% --- --- --- ---
39 Tunisia 10 2011 217 61 28.1% --- --- --- ---
40 Ethiopia 5 2010 547 152 27.8% 5 2010 135 22 16.3%
41 Afghanistan 9 2010 249 69 27.7% 1 2011 102 28 27.5%
42 Philippines 5 2013 289 79 27.3% 5 2013 24 6 25.0%
43 Lesotho 5 2012 120 32 26.7% 6 2012 33 9 27.3%
44 Belarus 9 2012 109 29 26.6% 8 2012 57 20 35.1%
45 South Sudan 8 2011 332 88 26.5% 8 2011 50 5 10.0%
46 Turkmenistan 12 2013 125 33 26.4% --- --- --- ---
47 El Salvador 3 2012 84 22 26.2% --- --- --- ---
" France 6 2012 577 151 26.2% 9 2011 347 78 22.5%
48 Australia 9 2013 150 39 26.0% 9 2013 75 31 41.3%
49 Honduras 11 2013 128 33 25.8% --- --- --- ---
50 Namibia 11 2009 78 20 25.6% 11 2010 26 7 26.9%
51 Bolivia 12 2009 130 33 25.4% 12 2009 36 17 47.2%
52 Singapore 5 2011 99 25 25.3% --- --- --- ---
53 Iraq 3 2010 325 82 25.2% --- --- --- ---
" Kazakhstan 1 2012 115 29 25.2% 8 2011 47 3 6.4%
" Mauritania 11 2013 147 37 25.2% 11 2009 56 8 14.3%
54 Canada 5 2011 307 77 25.1% N.A. 96 38 39.6%
55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 2011 132 33 25.0% --- --- --- ---
" Latvia 9 2011 100 25 25.0% --- --- --- ---
56 Bulgaria 5 2013 240 59 24.6% --- --- --- ---
57 Poland 10 2011 460 112 24.3% 10 2011 100 13 13.0%
" Sudan 4 2010 354 86 24.3% 5 2010 29 5 17.2%
" Viet Nam 5 2011 498 121 24.3% --- --- --- ---
58 Lithuania 10 2012 141 34 24.1% --- --- --- ---
59 Equatorial Guinea 5 2013 100 24 24.0% 5 2013 75 8 10.7%
60 Croatia 12 2011 151 36 23.8% --- --- --- ---
61 China 3 2013 2987 699 23.4% --- --- --- ---
62 Kyrgyzstan 10 2010 120 28 23.3% --- --- --- ---
63 Madagascar 12 2013 147 34 23.1% --- --- --- ---
64 United Kingdom 5 2010 650 147 22.6% N.A. 778 182 23.4%
65 Israel 1 2013 120 27 22.5% --- --- --- ---
66 Malawi 5 2009 193 43 22.3% --- --- --- ---
" Peru 4 2011 130 29 22.3% --- --- --- ---
67 Eritrea 2 1994 150 33 22.0% --- --- --- ---
" Uzbekistan 12 2009 150 33 22.0% 1 2010 100 15 15.0%
68 Guinea 9 2013 114 25 21.9% --- --- --- ---
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2010 42 9 21.4% 6 2011 15 2 13.3%
70 Greece 6 2012 300 63 21.0% --- --- --- ---
71 Cabo Verde 2 2011 72 15 20.8% --- --- --- ---
" Dominican Republic 5 2010 183 38 20.8% 5 2010 32 3 9.4%
" Monaco 2 2013 24 5 20.8% --- --- --- ---
72 Pakistan 5 2013 323 67 20.7% 3 2012 104 17 16.3%
73 Cambodia 7 2013 123 25 20.3% 1 2012 61 9 14.8%
74 Albania 6 2013 140 28 20.0% --- --- --- ---
" Bangladesh 12 2008 350 70 20.0% --- --- --- ---
" Liechtenstein 2 2013 25 5 20.0% --- --- --- ---
75 Saudi Arabia 1 2013 151 30 19.9% --- --- --- ---
76 Czech Republic 10 2013 200 39 19.5% 10 2012 81 14 17.3%
77 Kenya 3 2013 350 67 19.1% 3 2013 68 18 26.5%
78 Estonia 3 2011 100 19 19.0% --- --- --- ---
79 Burkina Faso 12 2012 127 24 18.9% --- --- --- ---
80 Mauritius 5 2010 69 13 18.8% --- --- --- ---
" Republic of Moldova 11 2010 101 19 18.8% --- --- --- ---
81 Slovakia 3 2012 150 28 18.7% --- --- --- ---
82 Indonesia 4 2009 560 104 18.6% --- --- --- ---
83 San Marino 11 2012 60 11 18.3% --- --- --- ---
" United States of America 11 2012 432 79 18.3% 11 2012 100 20 20.0%
84 Sao Tome and Principe 8 2010 55 10 18.2% --- --- --- ---
85 United Arab Emirates 9 2011 40 7 17.5% --- --- --- ---
86 Morocco 11 2011 395 67 17.0% 10 2009 270 6 2.2%
" Venezuela 9 2010 165 28 17.0% --- --- --- ---
87 Barbados 2 2013 30 5 16.7% 3 2013 21 6 28.6%
" Saint Lucia 11 2011 18 3 16.7% 1 2012 11 2 18.2%
88 Libya 7 2012 200 33 16.5% --- --- --- ---
" Togo 7 2013 91 15 16.5% --- --- --- ---
89 Tajikistan 2 2010 63 10 15.9% 3 2010 34 4 11.8%
90 Chile 11 2013 120 19 15.8% 11 2013 38 7 18.4%
" Thailand 7 2011 500 79 15.8% 4 2011 149 23 15.4%
91 Ireland 2 2011 166 26 15.7% 4 2011 60 19 31.7%
" Republic of Korea 4 2012 300 47 15.7% --- --- --- ---
92 Azerbaijan 11 2010 122 19 15.6% --- --- --- ---
" Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3 2009 687 107 15.6% --- --- --- ---
93 Gabon 12 2011 120 18 15.0% 1 2009 102 17 16.7%
" Paraguay 4 2013 80 12 15.0% 4 2013 45 9 20.0%
94 Chad 2 2011 188 28 14.9% --- --- --- ---
" Mongolia 6 2012 74 11 14.9% --- --- --- ---
95 Montenegro 10 2012 81 12 14.8% --- --- --- ---
96 Turkey 6 2011 548 79 14.4% --- --- --- ---
97 Malta 3 2013 70 10 14.3% --- --- --- ---
98 Somalia 8 2012 275 38 13.8% --- --- --- ---
99 Russian Federation 12 2011 450 61 13.6% N.A. 163 13 8.0%
100 Romania 12 2012 407 55 13.5% 12 2012 176 13 7.4%
101 Guatemala 9 2011 158 21 13.3% --- --- --- ---
102 Niger 1 2011 113 15 13.3% --- --- --- ---
" Bahamas 5 2012 38 5 13.2% 5 2012 16 4 25.0%
103 Uruguay 10 2009 99 13 13.1% 10 2009 31 2 6.5%
104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 2010 23 3 13.0% --- --- --- ---
105 Dominica 12 2009 31 4 12.9% --- --- --- ---
106 Djibouti 2 2013 55 7 12.7% --- --- --- ---
" Jamaica 12 2011 63 8 12.7% 9 2007 21 6 28.6%
107 Cyprus 5 2011 56 7 12.5% --- --- --- ---
108 Colombia 3 2010 165 20 12.1% 3 2010 100 16 16.0%
" Sierra Leone 11 2012 124 15 12.1% --- --- --- ---
109 Georgia 10 2012 150 18 12.0% --- --- --- ---
" Jordan 1 2013 150 18 12.0% 10 2013 75 9 12.0%
" Syrian Arab Republic 5 2012 250 30 12.0% --- --- --- ---
110 Suriname 5 2010 51 6 11.8% --- --- --- ---
111 India 4 2009 545 62 11.4% 1 2012 245 28 11.4%
112 Guinea-Bissau 11 2008 100 11 11.0% --- --- --- ---
" Liberia 10 2011 73 8 11.0% 10 2011 30 4 13.3%
113 Ghana 12 2012 275 30 10.9% --- --- --- ---
114 Zambia 9 2011 158 17 10.8% --- --- --- ---
115 Armenia 5 2012 131 14 10.7% --- --- --- ---
116 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 2011 498 53 10.6% 1 2007 108 6 5.6%
117 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2009 19 2 10.5% 4 2009 17 5 29.4%
118 Malaysia 5 2013 222 23 10.4% N.A. 59 16 27.1%
119 Bahrain 10 2010 40 4 10.0% 11 2010 40 11 27.5%
120 Ukraine 10 2012 442 43 9.7% --- --- --- ---
121 Botswana 10 2009 63 6 9.5% --- --- --- ---
" Mali 11 2013 147 14 9.5% --- --- --- ---
122 Cote d'Ivoire 12 2011 254 24 9.4% --- --- --- ---
" Gambia 3 2012 53 5 9.4% --- --- --- ---
" Hungary 4 2010 384 36 9.4% --- --- --- ---
123 Kiribati 10 2011 46 4 8.7% --- --- --- ---
124 Brazil 10 2010 513 44 8.6% 10 2010 81 13 16.0%
125 Bhutan 7 2013 47 4 8.5% 4 2013 25 2 8.0%
" Panama 5 2009 71 6 8.5% --- --- --- ---
126 Benin 4 2011 83 7 8.4% --- --- --- ---
127 Japan 12 2012 480 39 8.1% 7 2013 242 39 16.1%
128 Congo 7 2012 136 10 7.4% 10 2011 72 10 13.9%
129 Maldives 5 2009 74 5 6.8% --- --- --- ---
130 Nigeria 4 2011 360 24 6.7% 4 2011 109 7 6.4%
" Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 2010 15 1 6.7% --- --- --- ---
" Tuvalu 9 2010 15 1 6.7% --- --- --- ---
131 Swaziland 9 2013 65 4 6.2% 10 2013 30 10 33.3%
132 Sri Lanka 4 2010 225 13 5.8% --- --- --- ---
133 Myanmar 11 2010 429 24 5.6% 11 2010 224 4 1.8%
134 Nauru 6 2013 19 1 5.3% --- --- --- ---
135 Kuwait 7 2013 65 3 4.6% --- --- --- ---
136 Haiti 11 2010 95 4 4.2% 11 2010 20 0 0.0%
137 Samoa 3 2011 49 2 4.1% --- --- --- ---
138 Tonga 11 2010 28 1 3.6% --- --- --- ---
139 Belize 3 2012 32 1 3.1% 3 2012 13 5 38.5%
" Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5 2012 290 9 3.1% --- --- --- ---
" Lebanon 6 2009 128 4 3.1% --- --- --- ---
140 Comoros 12 2009 33 1 3.0% --- --- --- ---
" Marshall Islands 11 2011 33 1 3.0% --- --- --- ---
141 Papua New Guinea 6 2012 111 3 2.7% --- --- --- ---
142 Solomon Islands 8 2010 50 1 2.0% --- --- --- ---
143 Oman 10 2011 84 1 1.2% 10 2011 83 15 18.1%
144 Yemen 4 2003 301 1 0.3% 4 2001 111 2 1.8%
145 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 2013 14 0 0.0% --- --- --- ---
" Palau 11 2012 16 0 0.0% 11 2012 13 3 23.1%
" Qatar 7 2013 35 0 0.0% --- --- --- ---
" Vanuatu 10 2012 52 0 0.0% --- --- --- ---
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.