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Variable Description
Share of women in national parliaments, as percent of total.
- Average value: 28.9% (unweighted across 154 countries)
- Maximum value: 48.8% (Rwanda)
- Minimum value: 0% (Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates)
- Distribution: see figure
Country Overview
| Country | Women in Parliament | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 27,3 | 23 |
| Albania | 7,1 | 130 |
| Algeria | 6,2 | 136 |
| Angola | 15 | 74 |
| Argentina | 35 | 10 |
| Armenia | 5,3 | 139 |
| Australia | 24,7 | 30 |
| Austria | 33,9 | 13 |
| Azerbaijan | 12,3 | 89 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 151 |
| Bangladesh | 14,8 | 76 |
| Belarus | 29,1 | 20 |
| Belgium | 34,7 | 12 |
| Benin | 7,2 | 129 |
| Bhutan | 9,3 | 115 |
| Bolivia | 16,9 | 64 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,7 | 65 |
| Botswana | 11,1 | 101 |
| Brazil | 8,6 | 121 |
| Bulgaria | 22,1 | 35 |
| Burkina Faso | 11,7 | 95 |
| Burundi | 30,5 | 18 |
| Cambodia | 9,8 | 112 |
| Cameroon | 8,9 | 120 |
| Canada | 20,8 | 44 |
| Central African Republic | 10,5 | 107 |
| Chad | 6,5 | 134 |
| Chile | 15 | 74 |
| China | 20,3 | 47 |
| Chinese Taipei | n/a | n/a |
| Colombia | 12 | 92 |
| Congo | 8,5 | 123 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12 | 92 |
| Costa Rica | 38,6 | 3 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 8,5 | 123 |
| Croatia | 21,7 | 40 |
| Cuba | 36 | 8 |
| Czech Republic | 17 | 63 |
| Denmark | 36,9 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 17,3 | 60 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 69 |
| Egypt | 2 | 147 |
| El Salvador | 16,7 | 65 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 18 | 56 |
| Eritrea | 22 | 36 |
| Estonia | 18,8 | 55 |
| Ethiopia | 21,9 | 38 |
| Fiji | 11,3 | 98 |
| Finland | 37,5 | 5 |
| France | 12,2 | 90 |
| Gabon | 9,2 | 116 |
| Gambia | 13,2 | 84 |
| Georgia | 9,4 | 114 |
| Germany | 31,8 | 17 |
| Ghana | 10,9 | 103 |
| Greece | 13 | 85 |
| Guatemala | 8,2 | 126 |
| Guinea | 19,3 | 51 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 14 | 80 |
| Haiti | 4 | 145 |
| Honduras | 23,4 | 31 |
| Hong Kong | n/a | n/a |
| Hungary | 10,4 | 108 |
| Iceland | 33,3 | 14 |
| India | 8,3 | 125 |
| Indonesia | 11,3 | 98 |
| Iran | 4,1 | 144 |
| Iraq | 25,5 | 27 |
| Ireland | 13,3 | 83 |
| Israel | 14,2 | 79 |
| Italy | 17,3 | 60 |
| Jamaica | 11,7 | 95 |
| Japan | 9 | 119 |
| Jordan | 5,5 | 138 |
| Kazakhstan | 10,4 | 108 |
| Kenya | 7,3 | 128 |
| Korea | 13,4 | 82 |
| Korea, Dem. Rep. | 20,1 | 48 |
| Kuwait | 1,5 | 148 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 151 |
| Lao PDR | 22,9 | 33 |
| Latvia | 21 | 43 |
| Lebanon | 4,7 | 141 |
| Lesotho | 11,7 | 95 |
| Liberia | 12,5 | 87 |
| Libya | 4,7 | 141 |
| Lithuania | 22 | 36 |
| Luxembourg | 23,3 | 32 |
| Macedonia | 19,2 | 52 |
| Madagascar | 6,9 | 132 |
| Malawi | 13,6 | 81 |
| Malaysia | 9,1 | 118 |
| Mali | 10,2 | 110 |
| Malta | 9,2 | 116 |
| Mauritania | n/a | n/a |
| Mauritius | 17,1 | 62 |
| Mexico | 25,8 | 26 |
| Moldova | 21,8 | 39 |
| Mongolia | 6,6 | 133 |
| Morocco | 10,8 | 104 |
| Mozambique | 34,8 | 11 |
| Myanmar | n/a | n/a |
| Namibia | 26,9 | 25 |
| Nepal | 5,9 | 137 |
| Netherlands | 36,7 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 32,2 | 16 |
| Nicaragua | 20,7 | 45 |
| Niger | 12,4 | 88 |
| Nigeria | 6,4 | 135 |
| Norway | 37,9 | 4 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | n/a | n/a |
| Oman | 2,4 | 146 |
| Pakistan | 21,3 | 41 |
| Panama | 16,7 | 65 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0,9 | 149 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 111 |
| Peru | 29 | 21 |
| Philippines | 15,7 | 72 |
| Poland | 20,4 | 46 |
| Portugal | 21,3 | 41 |
| Puerto Rico | n/a | n/a |
| Romania | 11,2 | 100 |
| Russian Federation | 9,8 | 112 |
| Rwanda | 48,8 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 151 |
| Senegal | 19,2 | 52 |
| Sierra Leone | 14,5 | 78 |
| Singapore | 18,9 | 54 |
| Slovak Republic | 16,7 | 65 |
| Slovenia | 12,2 | 90 |
| Somalia | 7,8 | 127 |
| South Africa | 32,8 | 15 |
| Spain | 36 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,9 | 140 |
| Sudan | 14,7 | 77 |
| Swaziland | 10,8 | 104 |
| Sweden | 45,3 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 29 |
| Syria | 12 | 92 |
| Tajikistan | 17,5 | 58 |
| Tanzania | 30,4 | 19 |
| Thailand | 10,8 | 104 |
| Timor-Leste | 25,3 | 28 |
| Togo | 8,6 | 121 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19,4 | 50 |
| Tunisia | 22,8 | 34 |
| Turkey | 4,4 | 143 |
| Turkmenistan | 16 | 69 |
| Uganda | 28,8 | 22 |
| Ukraine | 7,1 | 130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 151 |
| United Kingdom | 19,7 | 49 |
| United States | 15,2 | 73 |
| Uruguay | 11,1 | 101 |
| Uzbekistan | 17,5 | 58 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 56 |
| Vietnam | 27,3 | 23 |
| Yemen | 0,3 | 150 |
| Zambia | 12,7 | 86 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 69 |
Source: United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006).
