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Countries by women in parliament
Share of seats held by women in national parliaments. 184 countries ranked for 2025 (%).
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| 1 |  Rwanda | 63.8% | +0.0% | = |
| 2 |  Cuba | 55.7% | +13.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 54.9% | +32.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 4 |  Bolivia | 50.8% | -4.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 50.2% | +18.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 6 |  Andorra | 50% | +27.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | 50% | +122.2% | ▲ 65 |
| 8 |  Costa Rica | 49.1% | +47.4% | ▲ 23 |
| 9 |  Australia | 46% | +72.3% | ▲ 44 |
| 10 |  Iceland | 46% | +11.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 |  Monaco | 45.8% | +120.2% | ▲ 70 |
| 12 |  Finland | 45.5% | +9.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 13 |  New Zealand | 45.5% | +44.9% | ▲ 25 |
| 14 |  Ecuador | 45% | +8.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 15 |  Sweden | 45% | +3.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 16 |  South Africa | 44.9% | +6.9% | ▼ 8 |
| 17 |  Cabo Verde | 44.4% | +113.5% | ▲ 62 |
| 18 |  Spain | 44.3% | +7.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 19 |  Denmark | 43.6% | +16.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 20 |  Netherlands | 43.3% | +16.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 21 |  Namibia | 42.3% | +2.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 22 |  Ethiopia | 41.9% | +8.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 23 |  Peru | 41.5% | +86.1% | ▲ 50 |
| 24 |  Belgium | 41.3% | +5.1% | ▼ 6 |
| 25 |  Argentina | 41.2% | – | – |
| 26 |  Senegal | 41.2% | -3.5% | ▼ 20 |
| 27 |  Dominica | 40.6% | +85.4% | ▲ 48 |
| 28 |  United Kingdom | 40.5% | +37.8% | ▲ 19 |
| 29 |  Norway | 40.2% | +1.5% | ▼ 13 |
| 30 |  Burundi | 39.6% | +8.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 31 |  Moldova | 39.6% | +81.7% | ▲ 46 |
| 32 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 39.5% | +9.7% | ▼ 5 |
| 33 |  North Macedonia | 39.2% | +17.7% | = |
| 34 |  Angola | 39.1% | +6.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 35 |  Switzerland | 39% | +21.9% | = |
| 36 |  Armenia | 38.3% | +257.9% | ▲ 114 |
| 37 |  Mozambique | 38.3% | -3.3% | ▼ 22 |
| 38 |  Uzbekistan | 38% | +137.5% | ▲ 79 |
| 39 |  Dominican Republic | 37.4% | +79.8% | ▲ 41 |
| 40 |  Republic of Serbia | 37.2% | +9.4% | ▼ 10 |
| 41 |  France | 36.2% | +38.2% | ▲ 16 |
| 42 |  Guyana | 36.1% | +18.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 43 |  Portugal | 35.7% | +2.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 44 |  Slovenia | 35.6% | -3.0% | ▼ 20 |
| 45 |  Austria | 35.5% | +16.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 46 |  Timor-Leste | 35.4% | -8.1% | ▼ 26 |
| 47 |  Albania | 35% | +69.1% | ▲ 35 |
| 48 |  Luxembourg | 35% | +23.7% | = |
| 49 |  San Marino | 35% | +109.6% | ▲ 61 |
| 50 |  Uganda | 34.1% | -2.6% | ▼ 22 |
| 51 |  Belarus | 33.9% | +24.2% | = |
| 52 |  Cameroon | 33.9% | +9.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 53 |  Chile | 33.5% | +112.0% | ▲ 65 |
| 54 |  Czechia | 33.5% | +67.5% | ▲ 34 |
| 55 |  Chad | 33.5% | +124.8% | ▲ 66 |
| 56 |  Kyrgyzstan | 33.3% | +73.4% | ▲ 39 |
| 57 |  Croatia | 33.1% | +117.8% | ▲ 62 |
| 58 |  Italy | 32.8% | +5.8% | ▼ 17 |
| 59 |  Germany | 32.4% | -11.2% | ▼ 34 |
| 60 |  South Sudan | 32.4% | +22.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 61 |  Singapore | 32.3% | +35.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 62 |  Venezuela | 32.1% | +88.8% | ▲ 43 |
| 63 |  Liechtenstein | 32% | +60.0% | ▲ 26 |
| 64 |  El Salvador | 31.7% | -1.2% | ▼ 30 |
| 65 |  Suriname | 31.4% | +23.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 66 |  Vietnam | 31.4% | +29.2% | = |
| 67 |  Grenada | 31.3% | -6.0% | ▼ 35 |
| 68 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.3% | +135.3% | ▲ 62 |
| 69 |  Poland | 31.3% | +14.2% | ▼ 19 |
| 70 |  Uruguay | 31.3% | +93.2% | ▲ 44 |
| 71 |  Equatorial Guinea | 31% | +29.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 72 |  Latvia | 31% | +72.2% | ▲ 28 |
| 73 |  Canada | 30.3% | +16.5% | ▼ 14 |
| 74 |  Jamaica | 30.2% | +137.8% | ▲ 62 |
| 75 |  Mali | 30.1% | +242.0% | ▲ 86 |
| 76 |  Zimbabwe | 30.1% | -4.4% | ▼ 39 |
| 77 |  Honduras | 29.7% | +15.1% | ▼ 17 |
| 78 |  Guinea | 29.6% | +35.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 79 |  Sierra Leone | 29.5% | +137.9% | ▲ 61 |
| 80 |  Colombia | 29.4% | +47.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 81 |  Malta | 29.1% | +125.6% | ▲ 53 |
| 82 |  United States | 28.9% | +49.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 83 |  Estonia | 28.7% | +20.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 84 |  Tajikistan | 28.6% | +50.5% | ▲ 12 |
| 85 |  Lithuania | 28.4% | +21.4% | ▼ 14 |
| 86 |  Philippines | 28.3% | +4.0% | ▼ 34 |
| 87 |  Montenegro | 27.2% | +57.2% | ▲ 15 |
| 88 |  Egypt | 26.8% | – | – |
| 89 |  Barbados | 26.7% | +59.9% | ▲ 18 |
| 90 |  Benin | 26.6% | +269.4% | ▲ 76 |
| 91 |  China | 26.5% | +12.3% | ▼ 21 |
| 92 |  Seychelles | 26.5% | -39.5% | ▼ 88 |
| 93 |  Djibouti | 26.2% | +106.3% | ▲ 42 |
| 94 |  Turkmenistan | 25.6% | -0.8% | ▼ 33 |
| 95 |  Iraq | 25.5% | -3.8% | ▼ 40 |
| 96 |  Mongolia | 25.4% | +75.2% | ▲ 27 |
| 97 |  Ireland | 25.3% | +55.2% | ▲ 14 |
| 98 |  Bulgaria | 25% | +22.5% | ▼ 13 |
| 99 |  Lesotho | 25% | +0.0% | ▼ 34 |
| 100 |  Palau | 25% | – | ▲ 85 |
| 101 |  Morocco | 24.3% | +42.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 102 |  Israel | 24.2% | -9.4% | ▼ 48 |
| 103 |  Paraguay | 23.8% | +58.7% | ▲ 17 |
| 104 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% | -23.2% | ▼ 62 |
| 105 |  Kenya | 23.4% | +18.8% | ▼ 12 |
| 106 |  Mauritania | 23.3% | -7.5% | ▼ 43 |
| 107 |  Slovakia | 23.3% | +24.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 108 |  Greece | 22.9% | +16.2% | ▼ 16 |
| 109 |  Romania | 22.4% | +63.5% | ▲ 19 |
| 110 |  Laos | 22% | -12.0% | ▼ 46 |
| 111 |  Indonesia | 21.9% | +28.1% | ▼ 8 |
| 112 |  Panama | 21.7% | +18.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 113 |  Gabon | 21.6% | +52.1% | ▲ 11 |
| 114 |  Eswatini | 21.6% | +248.4% | ▲ 54 |
| 115 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 21.4% | – | ▲ 69 |
| 116 |  Malawi | 21.4% | +28.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 117 |  Ukraine | 21.2% | +75.2% | ▲ 25 |
| 118 |  Azerbaijan | 20.8% | +23.1% | ▼ 12 |
| 119 |  South Korea | 20.3% | +24.5% | ▼ 7 |
| 120 |  Bahrain | 20% | +166.7% | ▲ 44 |
| 121 |  Guatemala | 20% | +43.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 122 |  Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | +0.0% | ▼ 31 |
| 123 |  Turkey | 19.9% | +33.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 124 |  Jordan | 19.6% | +63.3% | ▲ 20 |
| 125 |  Niger | 19.6% | +47.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 126 |  Thailand | 19.6% | +221.3% | ▲ 43 |
| 127 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19% | -11.2% | ▼ 49 |
| 128 |  Somalia | 19% | +37.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 129 |  The Bahamas | 18.4% | +39.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 130 |  Kazakhstan | 18.4% | -29.8% | ▼ 72 |
| 131 |  Burkina Faso | 18.3% | +94.7% | ▲ 25 |
| 132 |  Comoros | 18.2% | +506.7% | ▲ 47 |
| 133 |  Brazil | 18.1% | +82.8% | ▲ 20 |
| 134 |  Mauritius | 17.9% | +54.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 135 |  North Korea | 17.6% | +8.0% | ▼ 22 |
| 136 |  Pakistan | 17% | -17.5% | ▼ 53 |
| 137 |  Georgia | 16.8% | +48.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 138 |  Libya | 16.5% | +3.1% | ▼ 22 |
| 139 |  Russia | 16.4% | +20.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 140 |  Tunisia | 15.8% | -49.5% | ▼ 101 |
| 141 |  Japan | 15.7% | +65.3% | ▲ 14 |
| 142 |  Hungary | 15.6% | +54.5% | ▲ 10 |
| 143 |  Togo | 15% | -14.8% | ▼ 42 |
| 144 |  Zambia | 15% | +18.1% | ▼ 6 |
| 145 |  Republic of the Congo | 14.6% | +97.3% | ▲ 20 |
| 146 |  Ghana | 14.5% | +33.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 147 |  São Tomé and Principe | 14.5% | -20.3% | ▼ 48 |
| 148 |  Cyprus | 14.3% | +14.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 149 |  Madagascar | 14.1% | -31.2% | ▼ 65 |
| 150 |  India | 13.8% | +15.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 151 |  Cambodia | 13.6% | -33.0% | ▼ 65 |
| 152 |  Malaysia | 13.5% | +29.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 153 |  Ivory Coast | 13.4% | +45.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 154 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% | +2.3% | ▼ 21 |
| 155 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.8% | +43.8% | ▲ 5 |
| 156 |  Belize | 12.5% | +303.2% | ▲ 20 |
| 157 |  Marshall Islands | 12.1% | +33.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 158 |  Brunei | 11.4% | – | – |
| 159 |  Central African Republic | 11.4% | – | – |
| 160 |  Kiribati | 11.1% | +27.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 161 |  Liberia | 11% | +0.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 162 |  Saint Lucia | 10.5% | -37.1% | ▼ 54 |
| 163 |  Nauru | 10.5% | +98.1% | ▲ 10 |
| 164 |  Sri Lanka | 9.8% | +100.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 165 |  Samoa | 9.8% | +60.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 166 |  Fiji | 9.1% | -43.1% | ▼ 51 |
| 167 |  Botswana | 9% | -5.3% | ▼ 13 |
| 168 |  Gambia | 8.6% | -8.5% | ▼ 11 |
| 169 |  Algeria | 7.9% | -75.0% | ▼ 133 |
| 170 |  Lebanon | 6.3% | +103.2% | ▲ 8 |
| 171 |  Qatar | 6.1% | – | ▲ 15 |
| 172 |  Solomon Islands | 6% | +200.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 173 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% | -49.5% | ▼ 26 |
| 174 |  Iran | 4.9% | +58.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 175 |  Syria | 4.9% | -60.5% | ▼ 34 |
| 176 |  Bhutan | 4.3% | -49.4% | ▼ 13 |
| 177 |  Nigeria | 4.2% | -25.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 178 |  Tonga | 3.8% | – | ▲ 9 |
| 179 |  Maldives | 3.2% | -45.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 180 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | +0.0% | = |
| 181 |  Vanuatu | 1.9% | – | ▲ 7 |
| 182 |  Oman | 0% | -100.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 183 |  Tuvalu | 0% | -100.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 184 |  Yemen | 0% | – | ▲ 5 |
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